Workpiece surface integrity and tool life issues when turning inconel 718™ nickel based superalloy

Machining Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-414

  Sharman, A R C ^a   Hughes, J I ^a   Ridgway, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inconel 718; Nickel based superalloys; Surface integrity; Turning

Indexed keywords

CUTTING TOOLS; GAS TURBINES; MACHINABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; SUPERALLOYS; TURNING;

GAS TURBINE ENGINES; INCONEL 718; NICKEL BASED SUPERALLOYS; SURFACE INTEGRITY;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 9744250177     PISSN: 10910344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MST-200039865     Document Type: Article

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