The main difficulties in processing stainless steel workpieces

The main difficulties in machining stainless steel workpieces (including cub cadet zero turn parts and cub cadet zero turn mower parts) are as follows:

1. Large cutting force. Stainless steel workpieces such as cub cadet zero turn parts and cub cadet zero turn mower parts have high strength, large tangential stress and large plastic deformation during cutting, so the cutting force is large.

2. High cutting temperature. The thermal conductivity of stainless steel workpieces such as cub cadet zero turn parts and cub cadet zero turn mower parts is extremely poor, resulting in increased cutting temperature, and high temperature is often concentrated in a narrow area near the cutting edge of the tool, thereby accelerating tool wear.

3. Machining hardened stainless steel workpieces will shorten tool life. Austenitic stainless steel and some high-temperature alloy stainless steel have austenitic structure and tend to harden during cutting, which is usually several times that of ordinary carbon steel. Cutting in the hardened area shortens tool life.

4. Easy to stick to the tool. Austenitic stainless steel and martensitic stainless steel have the characteristics of strong chips and high cutting temperature during processing. When strong chips flow through the front cutting edge, sticking and welding will occur, affecting the surface roughness of the processed parts.

5. Accelerated tool wear increases production costs. Stainless steel workpieces such as cub cadet zero turn parts and cub cadet zero turn mower parts generally contain high melting point elements, high plasticity, and high cutting temperature, which will accelerate tool wear and require frequent tool grinding and tool replacement, thereby affecting production efficiency and increasing production costs.