THE EFFECT OF THE FLANK TOOL WEAR ON THE MACHINABILITY OF METALS

Riad, M. S.M.; Abdelhamid, M. K.; Mohamed, E. A.

doi:10.21608/amme.1986.57181

THE EFFECT OF THE FLANK TOOL WEAR ON THE MACHINABILITY OF METALS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Associate Professor, Mechanical Design and Production Department, Cairo University, Egypt.

² Assistant Professor, Production Engineering Department, Helwan University, Egypt.

³ Graduate Student, Production Engineering Department, Helwan University, Egypt.

10.21608/amme.1986.57181

Abstract

The results obtained from tool life tests are presented, and a Taylor type tool life equation, taking both cutting speed and feed into consideration, is introduced. To study the effect of flank wear on the cutting process, different cutting tools having artificial wear land were used to simulate the action of naturally worn tools. A relationship between the power consumed in cutting and the amount of flank wear present was established, and thus enabling the tool wear to be evaluated during the machining operation.

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