Investigation of tool wear mechanisms in CGI machining

In this study, the tool wear, including wear mechanisms on coated cemented carbide inserts were investigated in the turning of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) materials with varying nodularity. The results showed that increasing nodularity, in the range of 5-62%, affects wear at moderate and high cutting speeds without having the same impact at lower cutting speeds. A small difference in nodularity, in the lower range, such as an increase from 5% to 20%, has a more significant impact on wear than an increase from 20% to 62%.