Extreme Hardness Achievements in Binderless Cubic Boron Nitride Tools
(2013) 41-st SME North American Manufacturing Research Conference p.449-457- Abstract
- Binderless cubic boron nitride tools are available in two forms: single phase cBN and dual phase wBN/cBN (w is
wurtzite phase). In this work, a novel heat treatment process involving surface heating using a continuous wave
CO2 laser followed by tandem waterjet quenching of the laser beam path was applied to increase the hardness of
both forms of boron nitride. Stress-induced phase transitions and nanometric grain sizes accompanying the rapid
quench heat treatment enabled a hardness increase of 20% in single phase cBN (nominal 60 GPa) and 100% in dual
phase wBN/cBN (nominal 75 GPa) that attest the ability of cBN to reach the hardness of polycrystalline diamond
(65-80 GPa). The effects of... (More) - Binderless cubic boron nitride tools are available in two forms: single phase cBN and dual phase wBN/cBN (w is
wurtzite phase). In this work, a novel heat treatment process involving surface heating using a continuous wave
CO2 laser followed by tandem waterjet quenching of the laser beam path was applied to increase the hardness of
both forms of boron nitride. Stress-induced phase transitions and nanometric grain sizes accompanying the rapid
quench heat treatment enabled a hardness increase of 20% in single phase cBN (nominal 60 GPa) and 100% in dual
phase wBN/cBN (nominal 75 GPa) that attest the ability of cBN to reach the hardness of polycrystalline diamond
(65-80 GPa). The effects of laser heat treatment are identified by an examination of the changes in phase and
microstructure by Raman spectroscopy, high resolution scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. (Less)
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- Ziegert, John
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- 9 pages
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- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- 2013-06-10
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- 978-1-62748-697-2
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abstract = {{Binderless cubic boron nitride tools are available in two forms: single phase cBN and dual phase wBN/cBN (w is<br/><br>
wurtzite phase). In this work, a novel heat treatment process involving surface heating using a continuous wave<br/><br>
CO2 laser followed by tandem waterjet quenching of the laser beam path was applied to increase the hardness of<br/><br>
both forms of boron nitride. Stress-induced phase transitions and nanometric grain sizes accompanying the rapid<br/><br>
quench heat treatment enabled a hardness increase of 20% in single phase cBN (nominal 60 GPa) and 100% in dual<br/><br>
phase wBN/cBN (nominal 75 GPa) that attest the ability of cBN to reach the hardness of polycrystalline diamond<br/><br>
(65-80 GPa). The effects of laser heat treatment are identified by an examination of the changes in phase and<br/><br>
microstructure by Raman spectroscopy, high resolution scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction.}},
author = {{Melaibari, Ammar and Wu, Zhuoru and Molian, Pal and Shrotria, Pranav and Bushlya, Volodymyr and Zhou, Jinming and Ståhl, Jan-Eric and Petrusha, Igor}},
booktitle = {{Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME Volume 41, 2013}},
editor = {{Ziegert, John}},
isbn = {{978-1-62748-697-2}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{449--457}},
title = {{Extreme Hardness Achievements in Binderless Cubic Boron Nitride Tools}},
year = {{2013}},
}