Investigation into the Relationship between Tool-Wear and Cutting Environments when Milling an Austenitic Stainless Steel and En32 Low Carbon Steel

摘要

A 50% flank wear reduction was recorded using CVD coated tooling in nitrogen rich environments. The nuclear and aerospace industries have expressed interest in the results specifically HC Stark Ltd and Smiths Aerospace: David Rowe, Technical Manager, H C Starck Ltd, Horndon Business Park, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3XD, Tel: +44 (0) 1277 814210 Jamie Quinton, Manufacturing Engineer, Smiths Aerospace Actuation Systems, Wolverhampton, Wobaston Road, Wolverhampton, WV9 5EW, Tel: +44 (0) 1902 397700.