Surface characteristics and machining performance of TiAlN-, TiN- and AlCrN-coated tungsten carbide drills
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Author list: Dumkum C., Jaritngam P., Tangwarodomnukun V.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture (0954-4054)
Volume number: 233
Issue number: 4
Start page: 1075
End page: 1086
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 0954-4054
eISSN: 2041-2975
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of surface characteristics and drilling performance of uncoated and coated tungsten carbide drills. The single- and double-layer coatings of TiN, TiAlN and AlCrN were examined in terms of surface roughness, microhardness and crack resistance. In addition, drilling torque and thrust force were experimentally measured and compared to the developed models based on the drilling mechanics and drill geometries. Tool wear and hole surface roughness were also considered to assess the machining performance of different coated tools. The results revealed that all coated drills can offer better cut surface quality, 28% lower cutting loads and longer tool life than the uncoated drills. Although AlCrN was found to be the hardest coating material among the others, it caused large wear on the cutting edges and poor surface roughness of produced holes. The lowest torque and thrust force were achievable using TiN-coated drill, while the use of TiAlN coating resulted in the lowest surface roughness and smallest tool wear. Furthermore, the drilling torque and thrust force model developed in this study were found to correspond to the experimental measures with the average error of 8.4%. The findings of this work could facilitate the selection of coating materials to advance the machining performance. ฉ IMechE 2018.
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carbide
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