MACHINABILITY INVESTIGATIONS USING JET ASSISTED MACHINING (JAM) TO MACHINE A NEW TITANIUM ALLOY: FREE MACHINING Ti32F ARE DESCRIBED. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINABILITY ARE DOCUMENTED COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL LUBRICATING/COOLING TECHNIQUES AND COMPARED TO Ti64 ALLOYS. CUTTING SPEEDS CAN BE INCREASED BY 3 TO 3.5 TIMES TO ACHIEVE THE SAME TOOL LIFE, OR TOOL LIVES ARE IMPROVED BY 8 TO 20 TIMES WHEN EMPLOYING JAM IN Ti32F RELATIVE TO Ti64.
| Number of Pages : | 6 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |
