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<p>In many machining applications, the appropriate selection of cutting tools in relation to the type of material being machined, the machining parameters and the required shape and dimensional accuracy is of particular importance. This especially applies to operations requiring the use of specific tools, i.e. tools that are not included in the standard offer but are tailor-made according to the individual needs of the customer. The article focuses on the machining problems of selected austenitic grades of stainless steel and the selection of technologies (i.e. machining parameters and strategies and tool geometry) concerning the design and use of special monolithic carbide milling cutters. The possibilities of manufacturing elements from austenitic steels with high shape and dimensional accuracy and high surface layer quality are limited. Due to their high ductility, the tendency to create growths on the cutting edge and the high compression strength coefficient, these materials pose a serious technological challenge. The analysis of phenomena presented in the article forms the basis for developing guidelines for designing the machining process using special monolithic carbide cutters dedicated for specific applications.</p>
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In many machining applications, the appropriate selection of cutting tools in relation to the type of material being machined, the machining parameters and the required shape and dimensional accuracy is of particular importance. This especially applies to operations requiring the use of specific tools, i.e. tools that are not included in the standard offer but are tailor-made according to the individual needs of the customer. The article focuses on the machining problems of selected austenitic grades of stainless steel and the selection of technologies (i.e. machining parameters and strategies and tool geometry) concerning the design and use of special monolithic carbide milling cutters. The possibilities of manufacturing elements from austenitic steels with high shape and dimensional accuracy and high surface layer quality are limited. Due to their high ductility, the tendency to create growths on the cutting edge and the high compression strength coefficient, these materials pose a serious technological challenge. The analysis of phenomena presented in the article forms the basis for developing guidelines for designing the machining process using special monolithic carbide cutters dedicated for specific applications.

Selected aspects of the design of special monolithic carbide milling cutters for austenitic steels

Cracow University of Technology, Chair of Production Engineering

Technical Transactions

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In many machining applications, the appropriate selection of cutting tools in relation to the type of material being machined, the machining parameters and the...

Selected aspects of the design of special monolithic carbide milling cutters for austenitic steels

Published Online: Dec 12, 2023

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Received: Jun 25, 2023

Accepted: Nov 24, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2023017

Keywords
Austenitic Stainless Steel, Milling, Tungsten Carbide Tools, Speciall Shape Cutting Tools, End mill stabillyty/durability

© 2023 Marcin Małek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Selected aspects of the design of special monolithic carbide milling cutters for austenitic steels

Published Online: Dec 12, 2023

Page range: -

Received: Jun 25, 2023

Accepted: Nov 24, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2023017

KeywordsAustenitic Stainless Steel, Milling, Tungsten Carbide Tools, Speciall Shape Cutting Tools, End mill stabillyty/durability

© 2023 Marcin Małek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Austenitic Stainless Steel, Milling, Tungsten Carbide Tools, Speciall Shape Cutting Tools, End mill stabillyty/durability