Abstract
This article presents the results of an experimental study on improving the durability of cup cutters through pre-processing. A review of existing methods of increasing the durability of metal-cutting tools is carried out. The conducted experiments and simulations confirmed the application of pre-processing to increase the durability of cup cutters and the hardening of the cutting part after pre-processing, which approves the formation of a secondary contact structure in the pre-processing process. Dependence for determining a period of the durability of cup cutters at various regimes of pre-processing is deduced.