Title: Direct production of nitrogen-doped diamond microtools

Authors: M.J. Jackson, W. Ahmed

Addresses: Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Birck Nanotechnology Centre, College of Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2021, USA ' Nanotechnology Research Centre, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT37 0QB, UK

Abstract: The paper describes the direct production of nitrogen-doped diamond micro tools. A correlation is made between the maximum principal stress induced into a single grain and the grinding ratio for a particular set of micro tools grinding a selection of copper-zinc alloys. It is concluded that magnitude of principal stress induced into the diamond grains by grinding forces acting on the rake face of the grain is the prime indicator of wear during the microgrinding process.

Keywords: diamond tools; cutting tools; microengineering; characterisation; surface engineering; diamond microtools; nitrogen doping; grinding ratio; principal stress; copper-zinc alloys; grinding forces; tool wear; microgrinding.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSURFSE.2007.016688

International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2007 Vol.1 No.4, pp.325 - 343

Published online: 15 Jan 2008 *

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