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Cutting performance and antifriction mechanism of Al2O3/TiC/TiB2/h-BN@Al2O3 self-lubricating ceramic tool

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The machinability and wear reduction mechanism of self-repairing and self-lubricating ceramic tools sintered by vacuum hot-pressing method in the dry turning of 40Cr hardened steel was studied. By comparing the cutting performance and wear morphology of AT (Al2O3/TiC) ceramic tools under different cutting parameters, it was found that AT10B@5 (Al2O3/TiC/10 vol% TiB2/5 vol% h-BN@Al2O3) tool has a longer service life and better machining quality. Owing to the precipitation of solid lubricant during the cutting of AT10B@5 ceramic tool, the friction force during the cutting is reduced, thus decreasing the cutting force and cutting temperature of AT10B@5 ceramic tool during the cutting. The main cutting force decreased by 20.8%; the cutting temperature decreased by 22.2%; and the friction coefficient of front tool face decreased by 11.6% compared with AT tool. This effectively improved the surface quality of working parts, reduced the tool wear, increased the processing quality of work piece, and prolonged the tool life.

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This work is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (grant number ZR2020ME155), the Shandong Province Key Research and Development Plan (grant number 2020CXGC011004), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 52075276), the Shandong Province Key Research and Development Plan (grant number 2019GGX104084), and the Project for the Innovation Team of Universities and Institutes in Jinan (grant number 2018GXRC005).

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    Yuxin Shi, Zhaoqiang Chen, Lianggang Ji, Guangchun Xiao, Mingdong Yi, Jingjie Zhang, Hui Chen & Chonghai Xu

  2. Shandong Machinery Design and Research Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250031, China

    Zhaoqiang Chen, Guangchun Xiao & Chonghai Xu

  3. Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Measurement and Control Technology for Light Industry in Universities of Shandong, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, China

    Zhaoqiang Chen, Guangchun Xiao, Mingdong Yi, Jingjie Zhang, Hui Chen & Chonghai Xu

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Conceptualization, Zhaoqiang Chen; methodology, Zhaoqiang Chen, Lianggang Ji, and Yuxin Shi; validation, Lianggang Ji and Yuxin Shi; formal analysis, Yuxin Shi; investigation, Zhaoqiang Chen; resources, Mingdong Yi; data curation, Yuxin Shi; writing—original draft preparation, Lianggang Ji and Yuxin Shi; writing—review and editing, Yuxin Shi and Zhaoqiang Chen; visualization, Hui Chen and Jingjie Zhang; supervision, Chonghai Xu; project administration, Chonghai Xu; funding acquisition, Zhaoqiang Chen. All the authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Shi, Y., Chen, Z., Ji, L. et al. Cutting performance and antifriction mechanism of Al2O3/TiC/TiB2/h-BN@Al2O3 self-lubricating ceramic tool. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 125, 809–818 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10734-x

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