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Basic requirements of materials for cutting parts of milling
cutters
1) High hardness and wear resistance: At room temperature, the
material of the cutting part must have sufficient hardness to cut
into the workpiece; with high wear resistance, the tool will not
wear and extend the service life.
2) Good heat resistance: The tool will generate a lot of heat
during cutting, especially when the cutting speed is high, the
temperature will be very high, therefore, the tool material should
have good heat resistance, even at high temperature It can maintain
high hardness and has the ability to continue cutting. This kind of
high-temperature hardness is also called hot hardness or red
hardness.
3) High strength and good toughness: During the cutting process,
the tool must withstand a large impact force, so the tool material
must have a high strength, otherwise it is easy to break and
damage. Because the milling cutter is subject to impact and
vibration, the milling cutter material should also have good
toughness so that it is not easy to chip and crack.
Common materials for milling cutters
1) High-speed tool steel (referred to as high-speed steel, front
steel, etc.) is divided into general-purpose and special-purpose
high-speed steel.
It has the following characteristics:
a. The content of alloy elements tungsten, chromium, molybdenum and
vanadium is high, and the quenching hardness can reach HRC62-70. At
a high temperature of 600 ℃, it can still maintain a high hardness.
b. The cutting edge has good strength and toughness, strong
vibration resistance, and can be used to manufacture cutting tools
with average cutting speed. For machine tools with poor rigidity,
high-speed steel milling cutters can still be used for smooth
cutting.
c. The process performance is good. Forging, machining and
sharpening are relatively easy. It is also possible to manufacture
tools with more complicated shapes.
d. Compared with cemented carbide materials, it still has the
disadvantages of lower hardness, poor red hardness and poor wear
resistance.
2) Cemented carbide: It is made of metal carbide, tungsten carbide,
titanium carbide and cobalt-based metal binder through powder
metallurgy process.