Cutting performance of tools made of different materials in the machining of 42CrMo4 high-strength steel: a comparative study

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Abstract

This research conducted a comparative study on the wear mechanisms and cutting performance of the YT15 cemented carbide tool, KY1615 ceramic tool, and Ti(C,N)-based cermet tools including T1500A, self-made TMWNC, and TMWC in the machining of 42CrMo4 high-strength steel. The results indicated that the cemented carbide tool presented severe notch wear and chipping accompanied by adhesive wear, as a result of the continuous impact from chips and workpiece burrs and the bigger friction force with the workpiece. The ceramic tool exhibited serious abrasive wear and adhesive wear with obvious crater wear on the rake face and furrow-like scratches on the flank face, due to the bigger cutting force, higher cutting temperature, and the lack of binder phase in the tool material. The wear mechanism of Ti(C,N)-based cermet tools was mainly abrasive wear with crater wear and flank wear in virtue of the smaller affinity with the workpiece material, smaller friction coefficient against steels, and better oxidation resistance. At the different cutting speeds, the comprehensive cutting performance of cermet tools was better than that of cemented carbide tools and ceramic tools, indicating the advantage of cermet tools in the machining of 42CrMo4 high-strength steel. Meanwhile, when the cutting speed was lower at 150 m/min, the comprehensive cutting performance of self-made cermet tools with better edge chipping resistance and notch wear resistance was better than that of the commercially available cermet tool.

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Cutting performance 42CrMo4 high-strength steel Different tool materials Comparative study 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Transportation Equipments and Ocean Engineering CollegeDalian Maritime UniversityDalianPeople’s Republic of China
  2. 2.Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Clean Mechanical Manufacture of MOE, School of Mechanical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinanPeople’s Republic of China

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