Micro Cutting of Ferrous Materials using Diamond Tool under Ionized Coolant with Carbon Particles

Author(s): Akihiro Inada, Sangkee Min, and Hitoshi Ohmori

DOI:(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2011.03.089)

Publication: Annals of the CIRP

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Citation: Annals of the CIRP, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 97-100, 2011.

A new coolant for micro cutting of ferrous materials using a diamond tool was proposed. The effects of the new coolant (ion-shot coolant) which consists of ionized coolant and carbon particles on two steel materials, a high carbon chromium steel and a pre-hardened mold steel were investigated. Also mechanism of the ion-shot cutting was discussed by the observation on material structure at the primary shear zone and frictional coefficient between diamond tool and ferrous material. The ion-shot coolant showed great potential for the used of the diamond tool on ferrous material in terms of tool wear and surface quality.