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Application of Deep Cryogenic Treatment to Uncoated Tungsten Carbide Inserts in the Turning of AISI 304 Stainless Steel

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This study investigated the effects of deep cryogenic treatment (DCT) on the wear performance of uncoated tungsten carbide inserts. AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel, widely used in industry, was selected as the workpiece material. Cutting experiments showed that the amount of wear significantly increased with increasing cutting speed. In addition, it was found that DCT contributed to the wear resistance of the turning inserts. The treated turning inserts were less worn by 48 and 38 pct in terms of crater wear and notch wear, respectively, whereas they exhibited up to 18 pct superior wear performance in terms of flank wear. This was attributed to the precipitation of new and finer η-carbides and their homogeneous distribution in the microstructure of the tungsten carbide material after deep cryogenic treatment. Analyses via image processing, hardness measurements, and SEM observations confirmed these findings.

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The authors wish to place their sincere thanks to Gazi University Scientific Research Project Division for the financial support for the Project No. 07/2010-23.

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  1. Cumayeri Vocational School of Higher Education, Düzce University, 81700, Düzce, Turkey

    Nursel Altan Özbek (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 06050, Ankara, Turkey

    Adem Çİçek (Professor)

  3. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey

    Mahmut Gülesİn (Professor)

  4. Gümüşova Vocational School of Higher Education, Düzce University, 81850, Düzce, Turkey

    Onur Özbek (Lecturer)

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Özbek, N.A., Çİçek, A., Gülesİn, M. et al. Application of Deep Cryogenic Treatment to Uncoated Tungsten Carbide Inserts in the Turning of AISI 304 Stainless Steel. Metall Mater Trans A 47, 6270–6280 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3767-1

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