
Tool Failure and Remedies SUMIBORON Edition
Type of Insert Failure Cause Countermeasures
Flank Wear
- Grade lacks wear resistance.
- Select a more wear resistant grade. (BNC2010,BN1000,BN2000)
- Cutting speed is too fast.
- Decrease the cutting speed. Reduce the cutting speed to less than v =200m/min.
c (Higher feed rate reduces the overall tool-to-work contact time.)
- Use an insert with a larger relief angle.
Crater wear
- Grade lacks wear resistance.
- Change to a high efficiency grade. (BNC2010,BNX25,BNX20)
- Cutting speed is too fast.
- Reduce cutting speed and increase feed rate (low-speed, high-feed cutting). Reduce the cutting speed to less than v =200m/min.
Breakage At Bottom of Crater c (Higher feed rate reduces the overall tool-to-work contact time.)
Flaking
- Grade lacks toughness.
- Select a tougher grade (e.g. BNC2020 and BN2000).
- Back force is too high.
- Select an insert with a stronger cutting edge (Increase negative land angle and edge honing)
- If the grade has enough toughness, improve the cutting edge sharpness.
Notch Wear
- Change to a grade with a higher boundary wear resistance (e.g. BNC2010 and BN2000).
- Increase the cutting speed (150m/min or more).
- High boundary stress.
- Change to "Variable Feed Rate" method, which alters the feed rate at every fixed number of outputs.
- Increase negative land angle and edge honing.
Chipping at Forward Notch Position
- Impact to front cutting edge is too large or there is constant occurrence.
- Change to a fine-grained grade with a higher fracture resistance (e.g. BNC300 and BN350).
- Increase feed rates
(Higher feed rates are recommended to reduce chipping.)
- Select an insert with a stronger cutting edge
(Increase negative land angle and edge honing)
Chipping at Side Notch Position
- Impact to side cutting edge is too large or there is constant occurrence.
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- Select a tougher grade.(BN350,BNC300)
- Reduce feed rate.
Increase the side cutting angle
- Increase insert nose radius
- Select an insert with a stronger cutting edge
(Increase negative land angle and edge honing)
Thermal Crack
- Completely dry condition is recommended.
- Thermal shock is too severe.
- Select a grade with better thermal conductivity.
- Decrease cutting speed, depth of cut, feed rate.