Abstract

AISI D2 steel is the leading candidate material used in dies for the production of automobile products and electronic parts. The machinability of the material involves tool life, cutting forces, chip formation with less attention paid to particle emission. In this study, AISI D2 steel was machined (turning operation) using two different tools, namely titanium, aluminum nitride TiAlN coated and ALDURA coated insert. The effect of cutting parameters (cutting velocity, feed, and depth of cut) on machining characteristics (cutting force and surface roughness) were observed. From the machined results the Cutting force generated during ALDURA coated insert machining was lesser than TiAlN coated insert. The surface roughness obtained by ALDURA coated insert was also lesser than TiAlN coated insert. From the above results, it was cleared that ALDURA coated insert has provided better characteristics for machining AISI D2 steel.

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