TOOL WEAR AND DAMAGE

CAUSES AND COUNTERMEASURES

ToolDamage FormCauseCountermeasure
Flank Wear· Tool grade is too soft. · Cutting speed is too high. · Flank angle is too small. · Feed rate is extremely low.· Tool grade with high wear resistance. · Lower cutting speed. · Increase flank angle. · Increase feed rate.
Crater Wear· Tool grade is too soft. · Cutting speed is too high. · Feed rate is too high.· Tool grade with high wear resistance. · Lower cutting speed. · Lower feed rate.
Chipping· Tool grade is too hard. · Feed rate is too high. · Lack of cutting edge strength. · Lack of shank or holder rigidity.· Tool grade with high toughness. · Lower feed rate. · Increase honing. (Round honing is to be changed to chamfer honing.) · Use large shank size.
Fracture· Tool grade is too hard. · Feed rate is too high. · Lack of cutting edge strength. · Lack of shank or holder rigidity.· Tool grade with high toughness. · Lower feed rate. · Increase honing. (Round honing is to be changed to chamfer honing.) · Use large shank size.
Plastic Deformation· Tool grade is too soft. · Cutting speed is too high. · Depth of cut and feed rate are too large. · Cutting temperature is high.· Tool grade with high wear resistance. · Lower cutting speed. · Decrease depth of cut and feed rate. · Tool grade with high thermal conductivity.
Welding· Cutting speed is low. · Poor sharpness. · Unsuitable grade.· Increase cutting speed. (For ANSI 1045, cutting speed 260 SFM.) · Increase rake angle. · Tool grade with low affinity. (Coated grade, cermet grade)
Thermal Cracks· Expansion or shrinkage due to cutting heat. · Tool grade is too hard. Especially in milling.· Dry cutting. (For wet cutting, flood work material with cutting fluid) · Tool grade with high toughness.
Notching· Hard surfaces such as uncut surface, chilled parts and machining hardened layer. · Friction caused by jagged shaped chips. (Caused by small vibration)· Tool grade with high wear resistance. · Increase rake angle to improve sharpness.
Flaking· Cutting edge welding and adhesion. · Poor chip disposal.· Increase rake angle to improve sharpness. · Enlarge chip pocket.

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