The drilling process is an extremely important event in the machining processes of materials.For this operation to occur, the use of drills is essential. In the historical context, drills arecharacterized as one of the oldest machining tools developed by man, with the first records ofsimilar tools dating back to ancient Egypt, where cylindrical metallic structures with sharp endswere rotated with the help of a rope and an arc for producing holes in wood or low hardnessmaterials. Currently, the use of drills is diverse and their use in the industrial context isincreasing. The geometry of this type of tool has undergone considerable evolution withtechnological development, however, the drills still use the shearing mechanism, which in turncharacterizes drilling as a conventional machining process. Regarding the machining ofmetallic materials, the models and types of drills can be diverse and their application will berelated to the type of operation that will be performed. For this reason, twist drills must havegeometric characteristics and resistance inherent to the material from which they aremanufactured. These characteristics must be such that they best optimize resistance to fatigueand buckling, durability, and suitability for cutting parameters, with the aim of promotingefficient drilling and free from dimensional and geometric deviations, guaranteeing theprecision and tolerance required in the project. In this context, the present work seeks to addressthe design and geometry of twist drills, promoting a discussion about their growing use in themechanical industry and their economic impacts.
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