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Six different TiN or TiCN coated cutters made of different substrate materials are tested under the same cutting conditions. SEM studies reveal that the tool surface after grinding of flutes prior to coating, and the thickness of the coating around the cutting edge and on the rake face are the crucial factors which determine the tool life of TiN and TiCN coated end milling cutters. The thickness of the coating on the rake face has been found to vary from almost zero to 3µm. Tests have also been conducted to establish the relationship between the rate of tool wear and th rate of change of the cutting force.
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© 1992 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
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Mannan, M.A., Westin, L., Svensson, P. (1992). Tool Life of Coated End Milling Cutters. In: Atkinson, J., Barrow, G., Burdekin, M., Chitkara, N.R., Hannam, R.G. (eds) Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth International Matador Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12433-6_69
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