Research on Tool Materials for High-Speed Cutting

The high-speed cutting is an advanced manufacturing technology with efficient, high quality and low consume, it is also the development direction of cutting. The concept and characteristic of high-speed cutting is discussed. The performance and application of the major tool materials (such as ceramic cutting tools, diamond tools, CBN tools, coated tools) for high-speed cutting is described. At last, the paper discusses the developing prospect and research direction for high-speed cutting tool materials.