The work described in the present paper is concerned with the gas nitriding treated TiC-base cermet cutting tool. Gas nitriding treatment is achieved by use of pure N
2 as a nitriding agent and a formation of a TiN phase is achieved by a reaction of TiC and N
2. The cutting properties of the nitriding treated TiC-base cermet cutting tool are tested. The results of the experiments can be summarized as follows. (1) Observation of diffusion layer of N
2 by X-ray micro-analyzing shows that the diffusion depth of nitrogen is about 3 μm. (2) Nitrid phase is diffusion phase of nitrogen, so nitriding layer is not peeled off differently from TiC coating by CVD (chemical vapour deposition) process. Wear, chipping and thermal crack resistance of nitriding treated TiC-base cermet tool are excellent compared with TiC coated cutting tool. (3) As to cutting of carbon steel S 45 C, the best nitriding temperature is 1 100°C, and the effect of nitriding is larger in lower cutting speed 100 m/min. Thermal crack resistance and wear resistance in interrupted cutting by turning and milling are improved by nitriding treatment.
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