Laser sintering of tungsten carbide cutter shafts with integrated cooling channels

• Main Authors: Josef, Tomas, Tim, Schubert, Timo, Bernthaler, Markus, Merkel, Gerhard, Schneider, Dirk, Sellmer
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Cemented Carbide; Transport Channels; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88554; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45840
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Long lifetime, low wear and high dimensional accuracy are essential requirements for tools in the metal processing industry. High temperatures in the interaction zone between tool and component are harmful and lead to premature malfunction and imprecise processing results. To counteract these, cemen...