What is a PCD end mill?
PCD end mill is a Polycrystalline Diamond end mill, which has a wide range of applications in the field of machining.
Features of PCD end mills
1. High hardness: PCD is a polycrystalline material sintered from diamond powder under high temperature.
Its hardness is extremely high, close to natural diamond, far exceeding ordinary tool materials such as cemented carbide, which enables PCD to effectively cut various high-hardness materials
2. Good thermal conductivity: Diamond has good thermal conductivity.
PCD end mills can quickly conduct cutting heat away, reduce the temperature of the tool and workpiece, reduce thermal deformation and thermal damage, and help improve processing accuracy and surface quality.
What materials can PCD end mills process?
Nonferrous metals: such as aluminum alloys and copper alloys
Non-metallic hard and brittle materials: such as cemented carbide, ceramic materials, and optical glass
Composite materials: fiber-reinforced composite materials and particle-reinforced composite materials
Disadvantages of PCD end mills:
1. High cost
2. Not suitable for processing iron-based materials
Performance advantages
High-precision machining:
PCD end mills have high cutting edge precision and can achieve micron-level machining accuracy, meeting the machining requirements of various precision parts
High-efficiency cutting:
Due to the high hardness and wear resistance of PCD materials, the cutting speed and feed speed of the tool can be greatly improved to shorten the machining time and improve the machining efficiency
Long tool life:
PCD end mills have good wear resistance and long tool life, which reduces the number of tool changes and downtime, and improves production efficiency.
