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Effect of HM substrates’ cutting edge roundness manufactured by laser machining and micro-blasting on the coated tools’ cutting performance

Effect of HM substrates’ cutting edge roundness manufactured by laser machining and micro-blasting on the coated tools’ cutting performance

Categories Zeitschriften/Aufsätze (reviewed)
Year 2017
Authors Bouzakis, K.-D., Charalampous, P., Kotsanis, T., Skordaris, G., Bouzakis, E., Denkena, B., Breidenstein, B., Aurich, J. C., Zimmermann, M., Herrmann, T., M´saoubi, R.:
Published in CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 18 (2017), S. 188 - 197.
Description

The effective application of laser machining for manufacturing the cutting edge roundness of cemented
carbide inserts was investigated in a cooperative work of the Scientific Technical Committee (STC)
“Cutting” of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). Machining with diverse laser
beam pulsing duration and feed velocity as well as micro blasting were employed prior to the coating
deposition for shaping the cutting tool’s edges. The wear behaviour of the coated inserts was tested in
milling TiAl6V4 and Inconel 718. Considering the inserts’ surface micro-structure and mechanical
properties developed after the laser treatment, the coated tools’ cutting performance deterioration or
improvement compared to untreated substrates was explained.

DOI 10.1016/j.cirpj.2017.02.003