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Tool Wear Mechanisms of PCBN Tooling During High-Speed Machining of Gray Cast Iron - Compozitie Chimica Fonta
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thought of as advantageous during the machining of gray cast RNGN090300S01020 and sharp insert RNGN090300, Fig. 2.
iron, thus, the use of a set of specially manufactured bcBN tools These were compared with a commercial high-cBN tool grade
were included as part of the current study. with CNGX120416T02020 geometry. To establish the original
As found by Fiorini and Byrne [12], a tool protection layer, geometry of the inserts, 3D analysis of the tools in as-supplied
TPL, could be expected to form on the tool surface while conditions was performed and the edge radius was measured.
machining gray cast iron with pcBN tools due to the transfer of The analysis showed that the chamfered bcBN tool had an edge
MnS onto the contact surfaces. A tool protection layer, TPL, radius of 13 µm, as compared to the sharp tool, 17 µm, whereas
sometimes also referred to as a built-up layer, BUL, is a thin, the pcBN tool was slightly blunter with an edge radius of
protective, regenerative layer formed on the surface of the approximately 25 µm.
cutting tool due to its interaction with inclusions in the
workpiece material. The benefits of such a layer on tool
protection during turning have been well clarified, especially
for stainless steels [13-15]. The TPL will act as a protective
layer between the tool and workpiece during machining and
thus decrease the rate of deterioration. A similar phenomenon
has also been observed while machining white cast iron [16]
and Alloy 718 [17] with pcBN tools. Thus, study and
characterization of such protective layer on the worn cutting
tool formed a central part of the current study.
2. Experimental investigation Fig. 2. Tools in as-supplied state; bcBN chamfered (left), bcBN sharp (right)
and commercial pcBN (bottom).
During this investigation, machining of common gray cast
iron EN-GJL-250 (SS0125) was examined, Fig. 1. The generic For each tool, longitudinal turning was performed on a
composition of EN-GJL-250 can be found in Table 1 and round bar having an active length of 708 mm. Material
selected material properties in Table 2. restrictions set a limit of approximately 15 000 m of spiral
distance for each test. Following recommendations from the
industry, the cutting data was selected as cutting speed vc =
1300 m/min, feed f = 0.5 mm/rev and depth of cut ap = 0.7 mm.
Measurement of the tool wear was performed continuously
during the machining tests. The tests were interrupted every
2500 m and the complete assembled tool was inspected with
optical microscopy. This ensured maintaining the correct
position for round inserts. Worn tools were cleaned with
alcohol and measured on a Alicona Infinite Focus 3D
microscope. A typical image of the observed tool wear is
shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 4. BSE image of the tool wear pattern on a pcBN tool. Fig. 7. (a) Adhered material on the rake and clearance face of a pcBN cutting
tool. (b) Closeup view of the worn edge radius.
Both the measurement of wear land and 3D microscopy
were repeated after the etching. Fig. 5 shows the development In the chamfer region of the rake face the adherent layer has
of the uniform (region B) tool wear during machining. A rapid a predominant presence of Mn and S, and minor amounts of Si,
progression (approx. 100 µm) of visible flank wear was Al and O, Fig. 8. Most likely, transfer of MnS and Al2O3, Fig.
observed during the first pass, gradually increasing during 1, occurs. Further away from the edge radius the adhered
machining. The slope in the wear curves is essentially similar material contains predominantly Si, O, and minor Fe, Mn and
for all tools. The sharp bcBN tool had a much larger notch wear S, indicating formation of SiO2 with minor amounts of MnS
(region A) as seen from Fig. 5, distinguishing it from the other and FexOy.
tools tested. Despite these differences, only minor variations of
the cutting forces were observed.
Fig. 8. Adhered material on the rake face chamfer region and EDX mapping.
Fig. 5. Progression of uniform flank wear (left) and notch wear (right) for all Adhered material on the rake face will decrease the wear
tools. rate by acting as a diffusion barrier – tool protection layer –
thus preventing crater wear. However, the conventional tool
In general, the worn tools were found to have a rather small wear criterion is related to the development of flank wear, VB.
wear land but relatively big edge radius as compared to their Thus, presence of adhered material on the clearance face could
unworn geometry which indicates that edge rounding may be a generally be expected to have a more pronounced influence on
main parameter for analyzing tool deterioration. Sharp bcBN tool life. SEM microscopy also shows that no adhered material
tool had the smallest edge rounding both in the notch wear is found on the edge radius, Fig. 7.b, thus potentially affecting
region, region A, and uniform wear region, region B, Fig. 6. accelerated wear and related edge rounding.
The tool protection layer on the clearance face was found to
consist of essentially the same elements as found on the rake
face, i.e. Mn, S, Si, Al and O, although with a somewhat lesser
amount of Mn and S, Fig. 9.
Fig. 6. Edge radius for etched tools in the notch wear region, region A, and
uniform wear region, region B. Fig. 9. Adhered material on the wear land and respective EDX mapping.
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