Wear-resistant coatings improve the machining capability of cutting tools and extend their
useful life. However, when a tool needs to be reused, it is mandatory to remove the existing …

This article focuses on the development of a mathematical model of a cutting force that is
applicable for coated and uncoated cutting tool inserts and aims to enable more accurate …

Laser stripping has emerged as a pivotal technique for repairing anti-erosion coatings in the
aviation and armored vehicle industries. This process entails complex thermodynamic …

Coatings are used in many industrial applications as a protective barrier, improving
component properties such as friction, wear resistance, and thermal resistivity. When …

The lifetime and properties of cutting tools and forming moulds can be prolonged and
enhanced by the deposition of hard, thin coatings. After a certain period of usage, the …

In order to purified recovery of scrap cemented carbide, stripping of coatings was mandatory
as engineering tools for improving service life were almost modified with anti-wear coatings …

Laser irradiation de-coating is a promising new approach for effective coating removal of
cutting tools. While this method has demonstrated feasibility for conventional coatings, its …

In recent years, CVD diamond-coated tungsten carbide (WC-Co) tools have been widely
utilized due to their benefits in the machining of non-ferrous alloys and polymer composite …

A new approach to stripping surface layers from ceramics with fast atoms is proposed. The
existing beam sources do not allow for a stripping rate of more than a few µm/h to be …

This study outlines the methodology of the new approach of laser stripping technique in
functional surfaces of monolithic cutting tools. Starting from the initialization test of the …