Law of abrasive instrument wear when cutting polymer composites

Abstract

Like any physical process, wear in the contact of the tool tip - polymer composite material, must obey some law (wear law), which describes the time of the material removal and can predict the tool performance (tool life). Numerous theoretical and experimental studies show that the rate of wear depends on various factors in the process of interaction. These include the physical and chemical properties of interacting bodies materials, the roughness of their surfaces, the presence of oil, the load-speed regime, temperature and composition of the environment, and others. All these factors, to some extent, must be taken into account in the law of wear, a detailed description of which can be found in publications.