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Wear mechanism and cutting performance of polycrystalline diamond tool in machining high pressure laminated flooring

  • Qing Shun Bai*
  • , Ying Xue Yao
  • , Phillip Bex
  • , Grace Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • De Beers Indust. Diamonds
  • University of Manchester

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Abstract

The influence of polycrystalline diamond particle size on the cutting performance and the wear mechanism of the cutting tool in the machining of high pressure laminated (HPL) flooring was investigated on a Liwei FXZ202 test rig, by brazing five types of SYNDITE polycrystalline diamonds (PCD) into one cutting tool for HPL flooring. The wear volume loss and the worn surface profile of the cutting tool at a certain linear cutting distance were determined with an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope, respectively. The results showed that the cutting tool made of PCD with coarser diamond particles had better wear resistance than the one made of PCD with finer particles. The cutting tool was characterized by intercrystalline fracture attributed to the fatigue and partial cleavage fracture in the machining process. The cracks between the crystalline particles had a great effect on the wear resistance of the PCD cutting tool.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-85
Number of pages5
JournalTribology
Volume23
Issue number2
StatePublished - Mar 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Polycrystalline diamond
  • Tool
  • Wear mechanism
  • Woodwording

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