Tool Wear in Ball-End Milling of Cr12MoV Die Steel Using an Indexable Cutter with the Asymmetric Inserts

Abstract:

Tool wear was investigated at the different cutting conditions in rough ball-end milling of Cr12MoV die steel using an indexable cutter with asymmetric inserts. The wear patterns on rake face and flank face of major insert and minor insert, and chip patterns were observed by VHX-600E large depth-of-view 3-D scanner. The relationships of tool wear and cutting conditions, and their mechanisms were discussed. The tool life was determined by the flank wear at No. 1 cutting condition. At Nos. 2-8 cutting conditions, the life of major inset and minor insert were determined by the wear of their rake faces and flank faces respectively. At No. 8 cutting condition, the tool wear was dominated by boundary wear, adhesion and diffusion wear, and the slight chipping. Both type and color of chips identified the cutting stability at the different cutting conditions.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 500)
• Pages: 111-116
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.500.111
• Online since: April 2012
• Authors: Bin Zou, Chuan Zhen Huang, Zi Ye Liu, Xin Qiang Zhuang, Jun Wang
• Keywords: Ball-milling, Chip, Cold Die Steel, Cr12MoV, Tool Wear

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