Assessment of wear micromechanisms on a laser textured cemented carbide tool during abrasive-like machining by FIB/FESEM

The combined use of focused ion beam (FIB) milling and field-emission scanning electron microscopy inspection (FESEM) is a unique and successful approach for assessment of near-surface phenomena at specific and selected locations. In this study, a FIB/FESEM dual-beam platform was implemented to docm...

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Autores: Fang, Shiqi|||0000-0002-2126-7930, Bähre, Dirk, Llanes Pitarch, Luis Miguel|||0000-0003-1054-1073
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/337012
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/337012
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0422-z
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Friction
Focused ion beam (FIB)
Field-emission scanning electron microscopy inspection (FESEM)
Cemented carbides
Laser surface texturing
Abrasive machining processes
Wear
Fricció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials
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Resumo:The combined use of focused ion beam (FIB) milling and field-emission scanning electron microscopy inspection (FESEM) is a unique and successful approach for assessment of near-surface phenomena at specific and selected locations. In this study, a FIB/FESEM dual-beam platform was implemented to docment and analyze the wear micromechanisms on a laser-surface textured (LST) hardmetal (HM) tool. In particular, changes in surface and microstructural integrity of the laser-sculptured pyramids (effective cutting microfeatures) were characterized after testing the LST-HM tool against a steel workpiece in a workbench designed to simulate an external honing process. It was demonstrated that: (1) laser-surface texturing does not degrade the intrinsic surface integrity and tool effectiveness of HM pyramids; and (2) there exists a correlation between the wear and loading of shaped pyramids at the local level. Hence, the enhanced performance of the laser-textured tool should consider the pyramid geometry aspects rather than the microstructure assemblage of the HM grade used, at least for attempted abrasive applications.