Influence of Material Composition on Ductile Machining of Tungsten Carbide in Elliptical Vibration Cutting

Abstract:

Tungsten carbide is a crucial material for glass molding in optical industry. The present study investigated a feasibility of ductile machining of sintered tungsten carbide for glass molding by applying ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting technology with single crystal diamond tool. Grain size and binder material of sintered tungsten carbide have an influence on hardness and/or toughness of the material. Binder material also has a chemical affinity to diamond. In order to examine the influence of material composition on ductile machining of tungsten carbide, a series of grooving and planing experiments were conducted to several different tungsten carbide workpieces with the different binder phase and the different grain size. The experimental results indicated that micro grooving in a ductile mode can be attained successfully by applying ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting, while finished surface deteriorates with brittle fractures in ordinary cutting. It was also clarified that grain size and binder material have significant influence on the deteriorations in the surface quality, the tool shape and the cutting forces.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 523-524)
• Pages: 113-118
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.523-524.113
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Jian Guo Zhang, Norikazu Suzuki, Takashi Kato, Rei Hino, Eiji Shamoto
• Keywords: Binder, Ductile Machining, Elliptical Vibration Cutting, Grain Size, Tungsten Carbide

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