Friction drilling of difficult-to-machine materials: workpiece microstrutural alterations and tool wear

• Main Authors: Dehghan, Shayan, Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah, Mohd Ariffin, Mohd Khairol Anuar, Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79954/; https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/9/9/945
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Difficult-to-machine materials are metals that have great toughness, high work-hardening, and low thermal conductivity. Friction drilling of difficult-to-machine materials is a technically challenging task due to the difficulty of friction drilling, leading to excessive tool wear, which adversely af...