
| No. | Tool wear type | Situation | Reason | Countermeasures |
| 1+2 | Flank wear | Poor surface quality and inconsistent measurement. Increase in cutting force. | Grade is too soft Cutting speed is too high. Flank angle is too small. Feed rate is too low | Select grade with higher wear resistance Reduce cutting speed Increase flank angle. Increase feed rate |
| 3 | Crater wear | Bad surface and chip control | Grade is too soft. Cutting speed is too high. Feed rate is too high. | Select grade with higher wear resistance Reduce cutting speed Reduce feed rate |
| 4 | Chipping | Tool life not stable Sudden breakage of cutting edge | Grade is too hard. Feed rate is too high. Cutting edge strength not strong enough The rigidity of holder in insuffiecient(vibration) | Select grade with higher toughness Reduce feed rate Change honing of cutting edge Use holder with bigger shank size |
| 5 | Fracturing | Cutting force increasing Surface roughness and measure becomes bad | i Grade is too hard. Feed rate is too high. Cutting edge strength not strong enough The rigidity of holder in insufficient | Select grade with higher toughness Reduce feed rate Change honing of cutting edge Use holder with bigger shank size |
| 6 | Plastic deformation | Inconsistent measure meet. Damage to the cutting edge | i Grade is too soft. Cutting speed is too high. Depth of cut and feed rate too high Cuttingtemperature is high | Grade with high wear resistance. Reduce cutting speed Decrease depth of cut and feed rate. Grade with high thermal conductivity. |
| 7 | Welding | Poor surface quality and inconsistent measurement. Increase in cutting force. | Cutting speed is low. Cutting edge not sharp enough Grade not suitable | Increase cutting speed Increase rake angle. Select grade with lower affinity |
| 8 | Thermal Cracks | Break due to thermal variation effect often caused when cutting is interrupted. | Expansion or shrinkage due to cutting heat Grade is too hard. | Use dry cutting Select grade with higher toughness |
| 9 | Notch wear | Burr increase of Cutting force information | Unstable cutting condition (uncut surface,chilled parts, machining hardened layer) Friction caused by jagged shape chips. Feed rate and cutting speed too high | Grade with high wear resistance. Increase rake angle to improve sharpness Decrease cutting speed |
| 10 | Flaking | Mostly happens during machining of high hard materials or vibration | Cutting edge welding and adhesion. Bad chip removing | Increase rake angle to improve sharpness Use chip breaker with wider chip pocket |
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