The performance of small diameter twist drills in deep-hole drilling

Robert Heinemann, Srichand Hinduja, George Barrow, Gerhard Petuelli

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    Abstract

    This paper investigates the performance of small diameter high-speed steel twist drills drilling boreholes with a depth of ten times the diameter into carbon steel AISI 1045 using minimum quantity lubrication. The performance of small twist drills is determined, first, by their deep-hole drilling capability, i.e., in how far the cutting forces can be kept at a noncritical level by maintaining the chip disposal, and, second, by their tool life. This work shows that both the deep-hole drilling capability and tool life of small drills are strongly dependent on their geometry, in particular the size of the chip flutes, and the flute surface topography. Copyright © 2006 by ASME.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)884-892
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
    Volume128
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2006

    Keywords

    • Deep-hole drilling
    • MQL
    • Swarf disposal
    • Tool life
    • Twist drills

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