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Competitive machining of stainless steel
today needs the right combination of productivity and
reliability. Machining stainless steels subjects the cutting
edge to higher levels of temperatures and cutting forces,
smearing and work-hardening than associated with many other
workpiece materials.
These destructive forces join forces to
keep cutting data down, shorten tool-lives and deteriorate
component quality – making stainless steel turning an area that
needs special consideration.
Stainless steel machining is a growing
area. Turning stainless steel is performed on micro parts in
Swiss machining to huge flange parts for the process industry;
pump components to couplings, etc. To suit various component
applications, stainless steels vary considerably as regards
properties and machinability, where some types are considerably
easier to machine than others.
Stainless steel turning is very much a
matter of eliminating uncertainties in machining and that is of
course a task for production people throughout the metalworking
industry.
Uncertainties often lead to unexpected problems, with stoppages
and production loss as a result. When it comes to machining,
selecting the right cutting tool (indexable insert) and applying
it correctly for an application is very much experience-based
due to...
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