Solid Film Lubricated Cutting Tools

Abstract

The effect of solid film lubricants on tool life was investigated under the Navy Manufacturing Technology (MT) Program. Various solid lubricant formulations were evaluated in tapping and drilling operations on a laboratory device designed to measure the tapping efficiency of cutting fluids. The metallurgy of the workpieces studied included AlSi 1020 and 4130 steels, 7075-T6 aluminum, 17-4 PH stainless steel, L-605 cobalt base alloy and Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The solid film lubricant was applied to high speed steel taps and drills and evaluated by measuring the torque developed or the number of holes the cutting tool could produce. Base line studies on uncoated cutting tools with and without the use of cutting fluid were also performed. Under the experimental conditions of this program no substantial benefit could be achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1980
Accession Number
ADA081541

Entities

People

  • Alfeo A. Conte Jr.
  • Vincent Novielli

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Base Lines
  • Cutting Fluids
  • Cutting Tools
  • Extreme Environments
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Lubricants
  • Machine Tools
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Solid Film Lubricants
  • Solid Lubricants
  • Stainless Steel
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).