Establishing machinability: Steel maker buys a new CNC lathe to ascertain the machining qualities of its products

摘要

Anglo-Dutch steel maker Corus is proud of its comprehensive quality control procedures, which ensure that its steel conforms to the highest international standards in terms of both specification and machinability. During the manufacture of steel, alloying elements are added to provide the necessary mechanical properties and enhance machining performance, The chemical composition of the steel is tightly controlled throughout the process to ensure maximum consistency of the final product. While properties such as strength and toughness can be easily assessed using standard tests, machinability is not so easy to define.