Optimisation of the cutting edge roundness and its manufacturing procedures of cemented carbide inserts, to improve their milling performance after a PVD coating deposition

The fatigue and wear behaviour of PVD coatings on cemented carbide inserts with various cutting edge radii are investigated experimentally and analytically in milling. The inserts with cutting edge radii from 8 up to 35 μm were manufactured by honing and micro-blasting. The tool wear progress was de...

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Published in:Surface & coatings technology 2003-01, Vol.163-164, p.625-630
Main Authors: Bouzakis, K.-D, Michailidis, N, Skordaris, G, Kombogiannis, S, Hadjiyiannis, S, Efstathiou, K, Pavlidou, E, Erkens, G, Rambadt, S, Wirth, I
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Language:English
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Cutting edge radius
Milling
PVD coating
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Summary:The fatigue and wear behaviour of PVD coatings on cemented carbide inserts with various cutting edge radii are investigated experimentally and analytically in milling. The inserts with cutting edge radii from 8 up to 35 μm were manufactured by honing and micro-blasting. The tool wear progress was depicted through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) microspectral analysis. The Finite Elements Method (FEM) simulation of the contact between the tool and the workpiece highlights the effect of the cutting edge radius on the first coating fracture and the further wear development. The wear behaviour of the cutting edge radii manufactured by honing, in comparison to the corresponding ones by means of micro-blasting, is significantly enhanced, whereas the cutting edge radius increasing can lead to a higher tool life.
ISSN:0257-8972
1879-3347
DOI:10.1016/S0257-8972(02)00687-4