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Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Tool Material: Emerging Applications, Problems, and Possible Solutions

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This chapter first discusses the challenges with the tool material selection for machining of high-silicon aluminum-matrix composites. It is shown that the combination of a soft easy-to-adhere Al-matrix and highly abrasive particles limits the use of cemented carbide tools due to high rate of adhesion and abrasion wear. The issue becomes intolerable in high-speed machining applications. As a result, polycrystalline diamond (PCD) is slowly becoming a material of choice for such applications. The chapter presents the major research advances in PCD as a tool material. The wear mechanism of PCD is discussed at macro- and micro levels. A discussion on the need and a report on the progress in the development of thermal stable grades of PCD conclude the chapter.

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    Viktor P. Astakhov

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Astakhov, V.P., Stanley, A. (2015). Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Tool Material: Emerging Applications, Problems, and Possible Solutions. In: Davim, J. (eds) Traditional Machining Processes. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45088-8_1

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