Tool Failure and Remedies

■ Insert Failure and Countermeasures

Type of Insert Failure

Flank Wear

Cause Countermeasures

  • Grade lacks wear resistance.
  • Select a more wear-resistant grade. P30 → P20 → P10 K20 → K10 → K01
  • Use an insert with a larger rake angle.
  • Cutting speed is too fast.
  • Decrease the cutting speed
  • Feed rate is far too slow.
  • Increase feed rates.

Crater Wear

Chipping

Fracture

Welding or Built-up Edge

Plastic Deformation

N

Notch Wear

  • Grade lacks crater wear resistance.
  • Select a more crater-wear-resistant grade.
  • Rake angle is too small.
  • Use an insert with a larger rake angle.
  • Change the chipbreaker.
  • Cutting speed is too fast.
  • Decrease the cutting speed
  • Feed rate and depth of cut are too
  • Reduce feed rates and depth of cut.

large.

  • Grade lacks toughness.
  • Select a tougher grade. P10 → P20 → P30
  • Cutting edge breaks off due to chip build-up. K01 → K10 → K20
  • Cutting edge lacks toughness.
  • Increase amount of honing on cutting edge.
  • Reduce rake angle.
  • Feed rate and depth of cut are too
  • Reduce feed rates and depth of cut.

large.

  • Grade lacks toughness.
  • Select a tougher grade. P10 → P20 → P30 K01 → K10 → K20
  • Cutting edge lacks toughness.
  • Select a chipbreaker with a strong cutting edge.
  • Holder lacks toughness.
  • Select a holder with a larger approach angle.
  • Select a holder with a larger shank size.
  • Feed rate is too fast.
  • Reduce feed rates and depth of cut.
  • Depth of cut is too large.
  • Inappropriate grade selection.
  • Select a grade with less affinity to the work material like coated carbide or cermet grades.
  • Dull cutting edge.
  • Select a grade with a smooth coating.
  • Use an insert with a larger rake angle.
  • Reduce amount of honing.
  • Cutting speed is too slow.
  • Increase cutting speeds.
  • Feed rate is too slow.
  • Increase feed rates.
  • Grade lacks thermal resistance.
  • Select a more crater-wear-resistant grade.
  • Use an insert with a larger rake angle.
  • Cutting speed is too fast.
  • Decrease the cutting speed
  • Feed rate is too fast.
  • Reduce feed rates and depth of cut.
  • Depth of cut is too large.
  • Supply sufficient amount of coolant.
  • Not enough cutting fluid.
  • Grade lacks wear resistance.
  • Select a wear-resistant grade. P30 → P20 → P10 K20 → K10 → K01
  • Rake angle is too small.
  • Use an insert with a larger rake angle.
  • Cutting speed is too fast.
  • Alter depth of cut to shift the notch location.