Wear Mechanisms of Ceramic Tools in High-Speed Turning of Superalloy GH2132
An experimental investigation of wear mechanisms in high-speed turning of superalloy GH2132 with Al2O3-based ceramic was conducted under dry cutting condition. The tool wear mechanisms were characterized by observation of tool wear morphology using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and detection of the element distribution of the worn tool surface utilizing energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results of turning experiments indicated that the major wear mechanisms of the ceramic cutting tool were synergistic interaction between abrasive wear and adhesive wear, and meanwhile the micro-chipping was also observed. It is also shown that cutting distance of the Al2O3-TiC ceramic cutting tool at the speed of 420 m/min was higher than that of the speed of 360 m/min and 540 m/min.