Evaluation of tool wear mechanism of TiAlN coated tools when drilling Ti-6Al-4V

Drilling of Ti-6A1-4V with Supernitride coated carbide tool gave better performance in term of tool life compared to TiAlN coated carbide tool. The use of 25 m/min cutting speed shows improvement in tool life performance. Non-uniform, flank wear, excessive chipping and micro-cracking were the domina...

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Main Authors: Rahim, Erween A., Sharif, Safian
Format: Article
Published: Inderscience Publishers 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/14181/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMTM.2009.023950
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Summary:Drilling of Ti-6A1-4V with Supernitride coated carbide tool gave better performance in term of tool life compared to TiAlN coated carbide tool. The use of 25 m/min cutting speed shows improvement in tool life performance. Non-uniform, flank wear, excessive chipping and micro-cracking were the dominant tool failure modes under most tested conditions. Adhesion, attrition and diffusion were the operating wear mechanism on both tools when drilling Ti-6A1-4V.