Mirror Finishing of Austenitic Stainless Steel with a Cermet Insert

Abstract

Stainless steel SUS304 is one of the typical difficult-to-cut materials due to strong tendency to adhesion and work hardening. Therefore finished surface becomes rough in machining operations. In this report, precision cutting of SUS 304 is discussed. Surface roughness depends on accuracy of the machine tool, adhesion and roughness of tool flank. We analyzed the factors of surface roughness in turning of SUS304 on an engine lathe. M20 tungsten carbide inserts, coated carbide inserts and cermet inserts were use…