Cutting performance improvement of Si 3 N 4 ceramic cutting tools by adding boride

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Abstract
Cutting performances of silicon nitride (Si 3 N 4 ) ceramic cutting tools with and without boride additive (2.5 vol% ZrB 2 or TiB 2 ) prepared by hot‐pressing at 1500°C were investigated. Due to the α‐ to β‐Si 3 N 4 phase transformation and low densification temperature, boride‐containing Si 3 N 4 ceramics with high hardness and high toughness were obtained. The turning tests showed that the effective cutting lengths of the Si 3 N 4 –2.5 vol% TiB 2 ceramic (∼2480 m) and Si 3 N 4 –2.5 vol% ZrB 2 ceramic (∼2200 m) were higher than the monolithic Si 3 N 4 ceramic (∼1780 m). As the toughness was improved while maintaining relative high hardness, the cutting performances of the boride‐containing Si 3 N 4 ‐based inserts were improved by adding 2.5 vol% ZrB 2 or TiB 2 . The improved cutting performance indicated that the boride‐containing Si 3 N 4 ceramics are expected to be used in the field of ceramic cutting tools.
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  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (52172066)

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