A cutting tool or cutter is a tool used to create inserts or remove any remaining material of a workpiece by clearing out the excessive deformity cutting tools are pointed and are mounted on various machines tools to be used in the process of cutting.
Types of cutting tools materials.
Many types of tool materials ranging from high carbon steel to ceramics and diamonds are used as cutting tools in today s metalworking industry.
The various types of cutting tool materials are used in tools for remove metal from workpiece.
In these the cutting edge consists of a separate piece of material either brazed welded or clamped on to the tool body.
The selection of tool material depends upon the various factor.
Common materials for tips include cemented carbide polycrystalline diamond and cubic boron.
That means the body of the cutting tool is made by other material and the cutting portion of the tool is made by some other material to join two different materials we use different types of process like weld clamped etc.
Rigidity and condition of machine.
Cutting tools with inserts indexable tools cutting tools are often designed with inserts or replaceable tips tipped tools.
In such conditions along with the general requirements of the cutting tool they need some unique properties to achieve this properties the cutting tools are made up of different material.
Generally the tool must be harder than the work material.
Classification and types of cutting tools what are cutting tools.