Identification of a friction model-Application to the context of dry cutting of an AISI 1045 annealed steel with a TiN-coated carbide tool

The characterization of friction coefficients at the tool-chip-workpiece interface remains an issue. This paper aims to identify a friction model able to describe the friction coefficient at this interface during the dry cutting of an AISI1045 with TiN coated carbide tools. A new tribometer has been designed in order to reach relevant values of pressures and sliding velocities. This set-up is based on a modified pin-on-ring system. Additionally a numerical model simulating the frictional test has been associated in order to quantify average friction coefficients around the spherical pin, from the standard macroscopic data provided by the experimental system. A range of cutting speeds has been investigated. It has been shown that the friction coefficient is very much dependant on the sliding velocity. A new friction model has been identified based on the average local sliding velocity. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.