The Effect of Using Ceramic Cutting Tools for Turning Thermoplastic Polymer Materials
摘要
Abstract
The article assesses the effectiveness of turning polymeric materials with ceramic cutting tools. It is experimentally proven that turning caprolon and fluoropolymer using a cutting tool insert made of KNT16 cermet results in higher quality of the machined surface. The roughness parameters of a surface machined with a cermet cutting insert are lower than when turning with an insert made of VK8 tungsten–cobalt alloy, and the chips formed are of a different type.