Characters of Deformation and Surface Quality and Cutter Wearing at High-Speed Cutting

Abstract

In this paper, the impact of cutting speed and feed amount on cutting deformation and surface quality and cutter wear have been studied by the test of high manganese steel cutting with metal ceramic tool at high speed. The results show that it is feasible by cutting high manganese steel with cermet tool at high-speed cutting (HSC). Chip changes into succession segment from band in macrostate. Sawteeth can be seen on the top surface of chip while high temperature feature in burning color and cold welding form appear on the bottom of the chip. The model of surface roughness built can be used to predict surface quality at HSC, and provided cutting optimized parameters scheme. Further research indicates that high-speed cutting has its special deformation mechanism and plastic chips exhibit hot brittleness which provides a favorable condition for solving the chip breaking problem in the cutting of high manganese steel.