Evaluation and selection of hard coatings for micro milling of hardened tool steel

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1578-1584

  Aramcharoen, A ^a   Mativenga, P T ^a   Yang, S ^b   Cooke, K E ^b   Teer, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b TEER COATINGS LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hard coatings; Micro milling; Tool wear

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE TOOLS; CARBIDES; CLADDING (COATING); COATINGS; CUTTING MACHINES (MINING); CUTTING TOOLS; HARDENING; LUBRICATION; MACHINING; MECHANISMS; MICROMACHINING; MILLING (MACHINING); PAPER COATING; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SPEED; STRAIN; STRAIN RATE; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TOOL STEEL; TRIBOLOGY;

CHIP THICKNESS; CUTTING EDGE RADIUS; CUTTING EDGES; CUTTING SPEEDS; DRY MACHINING; EFFECTIVE RAKE ANGLE; FINE GRAINED; INTERFACE TEMPERATURES; MACHINING PERFORMANCE; MACRO SCALES; MICRO MILLING; MICRO SCALES; MICRO TOOLS; MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; PROCESS CONDITIONS; PROCESS FACTORS; PVD COATINGS; QUALITY OF MACHINED SURFACE; SURFACE FINISHING; TIN COATINGS; TOOL WEAR; TOOL WEARS; VAPOUR DEPOSITION; WEAR MECHANISMS;

HARD COATINGS;

CARBIDES; COATINGS; COMMINUTION; CUTTERS; CUTTING TOOLS; HARDENING; LUBRICATION; MACHINING; PAPER; STEEL; STRAINS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TOOLS; WEAR;

EID: 49949090866     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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