Performance Analysis of Cryogenically Treated HSS Profile Cutter by Experimental and FEA

Abstract:

The main objective of the research was to study the effect of cryogenic treatment and double tempering on the tool life of HSS profile cutter in machining EN47 Spring Steel cutting tool components. TiAlN coated HSS profile cutters were cryogenically treated at-175 °C and double tempered at 200 °C. Milling exercises were carried out using un-treated and treated and double tempered tools on EN-47 spring steel reamer components at different machining conditions. The treated HSS profile cutter showed 40 % greater tool life than that of the un-treated in machining EN-47 spring steel components for making flutes. FEA for temperature profile of the cutting tools of the treated and non-treated was performed. Tool tip temperature for untreated and treated were found to be 22 °C and 20 °C respectively.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 816-817)
• Pages: 311-316
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.816-817.311
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: B.R. Ramji, H.N. Narasimha Murthy, B.K. Deepak
• Keywords: Cryogenic, Finite Element Method (FEM), Milling, Tempering, Tool Life

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