ANALYSIS ON TOOL WEAR OF PCD 1500 MEDIUM GRADE INSERT ON MACHINING AL-SIC METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE
Keywords:
Machining, Tool Wear, Power Consumed, Surface Roughness,, Al-SiCAbstract
This paper presents the investigation of tool wear of PCD 1500 grade insert on machining Al-SiC Metal Matrix Composite of 20% by weight of silicon carbide reinforcement particles. This experiment is carried out on medium duty lathe by setting different cutting conditions without the application of coolant. Parameters such as Power Consumed by main spindle, Surface Roughness and Tool Wear were analyzed. Result provides some useful information on tool wear against the percentage of reinforcement of silicon carbide particles.
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