Ceramic Cutting Tools, 1st Edition

Description

Interest in ceramics as a high speed cutting tool material is based primarily on favorable material properties. As a class of materials, ceramics possess high melting points, excellent hardness and good wear resistance. Unlike most metals, hardness levels in ceramics generally remain high at elevated temperatures which means that cutting tip integrity is relatively unaffected at high cutting speeds. Ceramics are also chemically inert against most workmetals.

Readership

Ceramics industry, tool manufacturers.

Ceramic Cutting Tools, 1st Edition

1. Ceramic Cutting Tools-Reflections on the Continual Process of Improvement
Introduction
Significant Advances
Current Ceramic Cutting Tools
Summary
References
2. Tool Life
Introduction
Temperature
Chipping and Gross Fracture
Pressure
Workpiece Compatibility
Structural Inhomogeneity
References
3. Selection of Cutting Tool Materials
Introduction
Work Material/Alloy
High Speed Steel
Uncoated Carbides
Coated Carbides
Ceramic Tools
Summary
4. Aluminum Oxide/Titanium Carbide Composite Cutting Tools
Introduction
Composition, Microstructure and Properties
Grade Applications
Tool Design
Machining Recommendations
References
5. Cermet Cutting Tools
Introduction
Composition, Microstructure and Properties
Grade Applications
Tool Design
Turning and Boring
Grooving and Threading
Threading
Milling
References
6. Alumina-Silicon Carbide Whisker Composite Tools
Introduction
Toughening Mechanism and Mechanical Properties
Application of Cutting Tools
References
7. Phase Transformation Toughened Materials for Cutting Tool Applications
Introduction
Development of Ceramic Cutting Tools
Toughened Ceramics-Concepts
Y-TZP and CeTZP System Applications
ZTA Machining Applications
References
8. Silicon Nitride Cutting Tools
Silicon Nitride
SiAlON
Cutting Tools Applications
Summary
References
9. Aluminum Oxide Coatings for Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools
Introduction
Advantages of Coated Tools
Wear Mechanisms
Summary
References
10. Polycrystalline Diamond and Cubic Boron Nitride
Early History of Diamond
Case Histories
Guideline for Machining with Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN)
Summary Guides for PCBN Tools
Cost Analysis of Machining with Superabrasives
11. The New Diamond Technology and its Application in Cutting Tools
Introduction
Background
Diamond Properties
Diamond Cutting Tools
Field Results
Potential
References
12. Machining Economics
Introduction
Material Cost
Reliability
Labor Costs
References
13. Summary and Prospectives on the Future of the Ceramic Tool in Manufacturing Operations
What Does the Future Hold for Ceramic Cutting Tools?
References
Index