SUMIBORON Technical Guidance

Hardened Steel Machining

Application Map of the Various Tool Materials Work Materials and Cutting Speed Recommendations

Heavy Coated carbide SUMIBORON Cermet Light

Ceramic Hardened steel Bearing steel Die steel

4055 50 45 6065Notch wearLarge wear Wear is quite large.
Workpiece hardness (HRC)occurs easily
Influence of Coolant on Tool LifeRelation Workpiece Hardness and Cutting Forces
Continuous cuttingInterrupted cutting
0,3Work material: X155CrVMo12-1
DryFPrincipal force
Non water solubleCutting data: vc = 100 m/min1501F
0,25FFeed force2
Water emulsiondoc = 0,2 mm2
Water solublef = 0,1 mm/revF3 Back force

0,2 F 3 0,15 100 F 1

0,1 In continuous cutting of bearing steel, there is

0,05 not much difference in dry or wet cut. 50 Work material: C105W1

DryWetCutting data: v= 120 m/min
0c
20406080100120140doc = 0,2 mm
Cutting time (min)f = 0,1 mm/rev
0

10 30 50 70

Work material: 100Cr6 (HRC58~62)For continuous cutting, the influence of Workpiece hardness (HRC)
Insert: TPGN160304coolant on tool life is minimal. However for
Cutting data: vc = 100 m/mininterrupted cutting, coolant will shorten the
d = 0,15 mmtool life because of thermal cracking.Back force increases substantially for harder work materials.
oc
f = 0,1 mm/rev
Relation between Flank Wear and Cutting ForceWorkpiece Hardness on Cutting Force and Accuracy
Back force (N)

300 Cutting data: v = 120 m/min

Hard Soft Hard c

34CrMo4Cutting data: v= 80 m/mind= 0,5 mm
oc
HRC65czonezonezonef = 0,3 mm/rev
d= 0,15 mm

200 oc dry

f = 0,1 mm/rev C55 Shore hardness (HS) 100 HRC24 70

50 45(HS) 0 30

Principal force (N) 0,05 0,10

Back force (N) 100 400 For hardened steel machining, External dimension at the soft

back force increases substantially 300 106N zone is smaller due to lower

0 due to the expansion of flank wear. 200

Feed force (N)0,050,10cutting forces.
100Dimension (mm)
0
-10
0
0,050,10-20
Flank wear width VB (mm)
Relation Cutting Speed and Surface RoughnessImprovement of Surface Roughness by Altering the Feedrate

Work material: Constant Feedrate Variable Feedrate

BN250 Vc=120 25CrMo4 Previous edge position

BN250 Vc=150 (HRC58~62) ff

0,3 BN250 Vc=180 Holder: MTXNR2525 Insert: TNMA160408NU 0,2

Cutting data: v c= 120, 150,

0,1180 m/minStationary notch locationShifting notch location
doc = 0,15 mm
f = 0,045 mm/rev
0Wet

0 40 80 120 160

Machining output (pcs.) At high cutting speeds, surface roughness is more stable.

Varying the feedrate spreads the notch location over a larger area, surface finish improves and notch wear decreases. N17