Experimental Study of Serrated Chip in High Speed Cutting

In this paper, some high speed cutting experiments of hardened 45 steel are carried out. The effects of cutting parameters on the width and space of adiabatic shear band, the frequency and degree of sawtooth are investigated by metallographic observation and theoretical calculation. The results show that the space of adiabatic shear band decreases with the increase of cutting speed and rake angle, but increases with the increase of cutting depth. The width of adiabatic shear band decreases with the increase of cutting speed and cutting depth, however, increases with the increase of rake angle. The frequency of sawtooth increases with the increases of cutting speed, decreases with the increase of rake angle, and has no obvious relationship with cutting depth. The degree of sawtooth increases with the increase of cutting speed and cutting depth, but decreases with the increase of rake angle.