Cutting Performance of Coated Tools
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 607
Special Issue Editors
Interests: evaluation of cutting performance of cutting tools; intelligent monitoring of tool status; the application of deep learning and machine learning in mechanical processing; assessment of machine tool energy consumption
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tool wear is a significant problem, and a short service life poses a challenge in cutting processing. With the development of the modern manufacturing industry, titanium alloys, high-temperature alloys, and other difficult-to-machine materials have been widely adopted. However, these materials have characteristics such as low thermal conductivity and small deformation coefficients, which lead to a high cutting force and cutting temperature, as well as serious tool wear problems during cutting. This, in turn, considerably shortens the tool's service life and affects the machining surface quality.
As science and technology progress, green cutting technology is widely utilized in the modern manufacturing industry, thereby increasing the demand in the cutting tools field. Consequently, in order to better adapt to green manufacturing and achieve sustainable development, surface coating technology is applied to tool surface coatings. Hard coating materials with high hardness, high abrasion resistance, and other properties, as well as solid lubricating materials with a low coefficient of friction (soft coatings), are used. These act as a chemical and thermal barrier, preventing direct contact between the tool and the workpiece; reducing the friction and interaction between them; and enhancing the tool's oxidation resistance, anti-adhesion properties, and resistance to abrasive wear, extending the tool life and improving cutting tool performance.
The topics of this Special Issue mainly include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Coatings for cutting tools;
- Textured cutting tools;
- Tool wear mechanisms;
- Tool wear prediction;
- Tribological behavior;
- Evaluation of cutting performance of cutting tools.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yue Meng
Dr. Xin Tong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coatings for cutting tools
- textured cutting tools
- tool wear prediction
- tribological behavior
- cutting performance of cutting tool
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