Shops Continue to Rethink Brass and HSM

The eagerness of the Copper Development Association (CDA) to help shops discover and tap into the high-speed machining advantages of brass is discussed. The substantial benefits of doing so have an increasing number of shops rethinking their part materials and, when possible, converting those parts...

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Published in:Manufacturing Engineering 2019-08, Vol.163 (2), p.12-12
Main Author: Estelle, Adam
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Chip formation
High speed machining
Machine shops
Productivity
Tolerances
Tool life
Turning (machining)
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Summary:The eagerness of the Copper Development Association (CDA) to help shops discover and tap into the high-speed machining advantages of brass is discussed. The substantial benefits of doing so have an increasing number of shops rethinking their part materials and, when possible, converting those parts to brass. Brass offers important advantages for many projects and for many reasons. Unlike other metals, brass serves as an ideal medium for drilling deep, accurate holes at high speed and extending tool life at the same time. In turning operations, brass withstands aggressive metal removal rates for long production runs while maintaining tight tolerances and discrete chip formation.
ISSN:0361-0853