Ceramic Cutting Tools Materials, Development, and Performance

Interest in ceramics as a high speed cutting tool material is based primarily on favorable material properties. As a class of materials, ceramics possess high melting points, excellent hardness and good wear resistance. Unlike most metals, hardness levels in ceramics generally remain high at elevated temperatures which means that cutting tip integrity is relatively unaffected at high cutting speeds. Ceramics are also chemically inert against most workmetals.Whitney, E. Dow is the author of 'Ceramic Cutting Tools Materials, Development, and Performance' with ISBN 9780815513551 and ISBN 0815513550.