A performance study of plasma source ion-implanted tools versus high-speed steel tools

The performance of plasma source ion implanted high-speed tools was compared to untreated high-speed steel tools in a test that was modeled after actual manufacturing usage. Studies had shown that plasma source ion implantation improved the wear characteristics of materials, this experiment was done...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 1997-05, Vol.127, p.1004-1007
Main Authors: Woods, Roger H., Lambert, Brian K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The performance of plasma source ion implanted high-speed tools was compared to untreated high-speed steel tools in a test that was modeled after actual manufacturing usage. Studies had shown that plasma source ion implantation improved the wear characteristics of materials, this experiment was done to determine if ion implantation could be used to improve the wear life of cutting tools. A set of 12 M2 high-speed steel turning tools was implanted with 45 keV at 2 khz frequency with a peak value of 30 amps of N + resulting in a retained dosage of 2.5 e 17 at/cm 2 using plasma source ion implantation. The 12 tools where compared to 12 unimplanted tools using a simple turning operation on 4140 steel. The implanted tools exhibited an increase in wear resistance by a factor of 2 over the unimplanted tools.
ISSN:0168-583X
1872-9584
DOI:10.1016/S0168-583X(97)00048-7