In this master thesis, performed at Ovako Group R&D (Hofors) a new machining test method for ranking heats of calcium-treated steels, M-Steels, has been proposed.  A total of six different heats of 42CrMo4-M steel in the quenched-and-tempered (Q+T) condition were tested. The proposed method uses dry turning with coated cemented carbide tools at a cutting speed of 225 m/min, 2 mm depth of cut, and a feed rate of 0.35 rev/min. The machining test is tuned so that M-Steels within medium-sized bar diameters and a small hardness interval can be differentiated by monitoring the flank wear progression of the cutting tool. This method is easily taught to a CNC-operator, it mimics real workshop conditions and can be repeated with relative robustness and ease of execution. It is possible to get a ranking where both the M-Steel treatment and hardness are included.  The major differentiator of tool wear performance was found to be a combination of wear of the outermost Al2O3 coating and the build-up and renewal of protective slag deposits on the tool rake. The rake face wear was found similar between the M-Steels samples, so it is thought that the effect of the slag deposits, as thermal barriers, affect the plastic deformation and wear of the flank face. Given the slag deposits sub-micron thickness, this indirect method of recording the flank wear is highly recommended to showcase the positive effects of the M-Steel in machining The inclusion content was evaluated according to ASTM E45 and with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) automated inclusion assessment. The link between the machinability performance of the M-Steels and their inclusion characteristics could not be clarified in this work.  Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten

With the advancement of sensor technology and data processing capacities, various types of high volume data are available for process monitoring and prognostics in manufacturing systems. In a broaching process, a multi-toothed broaching tool removes material from the workpiece by sequential engagement and disengagement of multiple cutting edges. The quality of the final part, including the geometric integrity and surface finish, is highly dependent upon the broaching tool condition. Though there has been a considerable amount of research on tool condition monitoring and prognostics for various machining processes, the broaching process is unique in the following aspects: 1) a broaching process involves multiple cutting edges, which jointly contribute to the final part quality; 2) the resharpening and any other process adjustments to the tool can only be performed with the whole broaching tool or at least a whole segment of the tool replaced. The overarching goal of this research is to explore how engineering knowledge can be used to improve process monitoring and prognostics for a complex manufacturing process like broaching. This dissertation addresses the needs for developing new monitoring and prognostics approaches based on various types of data. Specifically, the research effort focuses on 1) the use of in-situ force profile data for real-time process monitoring and fault diagnosis, 2) degradation characterization for broaching processes on an individual component level based on image processing; and 3) system-level degradation modeling and remaining useful life prediction for broaching processes based on multiple images. / Ph. D. / Big data have been providing both opportunities and challenges for product quality assurance and improvement in modern manufacturing systems. In aerospace industry, broaching processes are one of the most important manufacturing processes as they are used to produce the turbine discs in the jet engine. Nonconforming turbine disc quality, either in terms of compromised surface finish or geometry accuracy, will lead to malfunction or even catastrophic failures in the aircraft engines. One of the major sources that lead to nonconforming product quality is excessive tool wear accumulation and other abrupt malfunctions of the broaching tools. In broaching processes, multiple cutting edges are sequentially pushed or pulled through the workpiece, and each cutting edge is responsible to shape the workpiece into a specific intermediate shaped contour. Therefore, a broaching process can be regarded as a multistage manufacturing process with variation propagating through the multiple cutting edges. The overarching goal of this dissertation is to explore how process knowledge can be used to improve process monitoring and prognostics for a complex manufacturing process like broaching. This dissertation focuses on the quality assurance and improvement for broaching processes which includes: 1) timely abrupt process fault detection; 2) tool performance degradation quantification; and 3) remaining tool life prediction, which contributes to both methodological development and practical applications in advanced sensing analytics in manufacturing systems.

As light-weighting becomes a priority for the automotive industry, refill friction stir spot welding emerges with enormous potential to supplement or replace conventional spot joining processes. This thesis addresses the limitations of current tooling options by examining materials beyond steel for use in RFSSW. Contained herein is an analysis of weld quality as a function of tool material, a production evaluation of RFSSW using various tool materials, and an assessment of long-term performance of a tungsten carbide tool. Over the course of this research, tungsten carbide emerged as a viable candidate for long-lasting RFSSW tooling.

Les travaux présentés dans cette thèse s'inscrivent dans le contexte de la modélisation et la compréhension des phénomènes liés à l'usinage du Ti5553. L'objectif des travaux est de lever certains verrous scientifiques et d'améliorer les connaissances sur l'usinage de ce matériau afin de proposer des conditions de coupe et d'engagement optimales à l'entreprise Messier-Dowty. Nous avons identifié plusieurs modèles nous permettant de décrire au mieux le processus de coupe en tournage et en fraisage. Au niveau de l'usure des outils et des possibilités d'amélioration de l'usinabilité de l'usinage du Ti5553, l'ensemble des travaux a montré un manque d'informations dû à la rareté du matériau. Pour définir les constantes de la loi de Johnson-Cook et de fait caractériser le matériau, notre démarche s'est focalisée vers le développement d'une méthode basée sur des essais d'usinage et des essais de traction permettant ainsi d'obtenir une loi ajustée à l'usinage du Ti5553. La loi de comportement a ensuite été utilisée dans les modélisations d'efforts de coupe en tournage et en fraisage avec pour objectif de modéliser l'ensemble de la gamme des outils employés par l'entreprise Messier-Dowty (formes, géométries de coupe. . .). Ces modèles nous ont ensuite permis de mettre en avant les difficultés liées à l'usinage du Ti5553 et de proposer des conditions de coupe et d'engagement adaptées. La troisième partie est consacrée à l'analyse des phénomènes d'usure des outils coupants où les différents modes de dégradation en tournage et en fraisage ont été identifiés. Leurs relations avec le processus de coupe ont été définies afin de proposer un critère d'évaluation de l'usure des outils. Une partie de cette étude est également consacrée à l'identification de l'influence des conditions d'engagement, des géométries de coupe, des conditions de coupe sur l'usure. Le dernier chapitre concerne la valorisation industrielle où nous présentons les applications et les extrapolations de nos travaux dans le contexte industriel. Nous avons également testé l'augmentation de la température qui constitue une des pistes d'amélioration de l'usinabilité mais sans résultat probant. Enfin, nous avons abordé la problématique de la surveillance d'usinage où nous avons mis en avant les difficultés liées aux particularités du processus de coupe. / The work presented in this thesis fits the context of modeling and understanding of phenomena related of Ti5553 machining. The goal is to improve knowledge about material to provide optimal cutting conditions, optimal engagement and cutting geometry. We have identified several models allowing to describe the cutting process in tunining and milling. In terms of tool wear and usinability improvement in Ti5553 machining all studies showed a lack of information. Our approach focused towards in developing an alternative method to define the Johnson-Cook law constants based on machining tests and tensile tests to obtain the constitutive law adjusted to Ti5553 machining. The constitutive law was used cutting forces modeling for turning and milling involving the full range of tools used by the company (shapes, cutting geometries...). These models were allowed us the highlights the machining difficulties and propose suitable conditions. The third part focused on wear cutting tools mechanisms analysis where the differents degradation stage in turning and milling have been defined. Their relationships with the cutting process has been identified in order to propose a criterion of wear evolution. Part of this study is to identify the effect of engagement, cutting geometries and cutting conditions on tool wear. The last part concerns the industrial development where we present our work applications and extrapolations in our industrial context. We also tested one of the prospects of machinability improving (increase temperature) but without result. Finally, we addressed the problem of process monitoring on Ti5553 machining where we highlighted the difficulties related to the specifics on cutting process.

Le laminage transversal est un procédé de mise en forme où un lopin cylindrique est déformé plastiquement en une pièce axisymétrique comportant des réductions de diamètre. Dans le processus de fabrication de bielles, le procédé est utilisé pour l’opération de répartition avant les opérations d’estampage. Par rapport au procédé de laminage à retour, il permet d’atteindre de meilleures mises au mille et de réduire les temps de cycle. L’industrialisation de ce procédé se heurte toutefois à des difficultés liées pour l’essentiel à la conception des outillages.Ces travaux de thèse visent à améliorer le processus d’industrialisation du laminage transversal par une réduction des temps de développement des outillages et par l’allongement de leur durée de vie. Pour cela, deux axes ont été identifiés. D’une part l’amélioration et la formalisation de la méthodologie de conception des outillages et d’autre part, l’identification et la caractérisation des phénomènes défauts se produisant à grand nombre de cycle et provocant l’arrêt de l’outillage.Ces travaux de thèse s’orientent au tour de trois axes majeurs. Premièrement, l’évaluation du potentiel prédictif de la simulation numérique du laminage transversal et sa robustesse vis-à-vis des paramètres numériques et du procédé. Deuxièmement, la mise en place d’un processus de conception d’outillage comportant d’un côté une méthodologie de conception permettant de définir les paramètres de l’outillage en s’appuyant d’un autre côté sur la simulation numérique du procédé. Troisièmement, l’identification et la caractérisation des zones d’usure et ses effets sur la pièce laminée / Cross wedge rolling (CWR) is a metal forming process used in the automotive industry. One of its applications is in the manufacturing process of connecting rods. CWR transforms a cylindrical billet into a complex axisymmetrical shape with an accurate distribution of material. This preform is forged into shape in a forging die. CWR industrialization has still some limitations, mainly the designing of the tools. This thesis work seeks to improve CWR industrialization by reducing the time needed for the design of the tools and by increasing CWR tool lifecycle. In order to achieve these goals, two main axes are identified: improving the tool design procedure and identifying the physical phenomenon affecting the stability of the process, mainly tool wear.This research work is based upon three main topics. First, evaluating of the predictability of the numerical simulation of the CWR process and its robustness towards the numerical parameters of the model and the process parameters. Second, implementing a design methodology that allows the designer to choose the geometrical parameters of the wedge and evaluating the resultant geometry of the tool through the numerical simulations. And third, identifying the wear zones of the tool and the factors leading to its development

O presente trabalho visa apresentar informações que viabilizem a fabricação de componentes de rolamentos com limites superiores de resistência à fadiga, com a intenção de proporcionar uma vida útil maior ao rolamento, e, também, a otimização da fabricação das peças, dispensando em alguns casos o processo final e usual de retificação, o que implica uma redução de custos. As motivações deste estudo são a geração de altas tensões residuais compressivas no torneamento duro-seco a altas velocidades, a aplicação do RMB como técnica de medição das tensões residuais em aço 100CrMn6 e a otimização da qualidade/custos na fabricação de rolamentos. Para atingir essas metas, será estudada a influência dos parâmetros da usinagem (velocidade de corte (Vc), avanço (a), penetração (p) e desgaste da ferramenta (VB)) na geração das tensões residuais superficiais (sR) e sobre as forças de torneamento (Fc, Fa, Fp), em anéis internos de rolamentos cônicos de aço DIN 100CrMn6 endurecidos termicamente, procurando-se estabelecer uma correlação entre o desgaste da ferramenta e os referidos esforços e tensões residuais. Na etapa experimental, será utilizado um planejamento fatorial completo para executar os ensaios e medições projetadas. No ensaio de torneamento, serão medidas as forças de corte utilizando-se, para isso, um dinamômetro piezoelétrico. Em seguida, serão efetuadas medições de rugosidade. Também será realizado o estudo da microestrutura através da análise metalográfica. As tensões residuais serão medidas utilizando-se o método do furo-cego com extensometria elétrica, e as medidas das alterações microestruturais superficiais serão realizadas pela técnica do Ruído Magnético de Barkhausen (RMB). Serão correlacionados os valores de tensão residual obtidos pela técnica do furo com o RMB. / The present work presents information for the manufacturing of ball bearings components with higher limits of resistance to fatigue, enabling a longer useful life and also the optimization of the production of the pieces, making the usual and final process of grinding unnecessary, which would result in a costs reduction. The motivations of this study are the generation of compressive high residual stress in the hard-dry turning at high speeds, the application of the MBN as technique of measurement of the residual stress in steel 100CrMn6, and the optimization of the quality/costs in the manufacturing of ball bearings. In order to achieve these purpose, the work will study the influence of the machining parameters (cutting speed (Vc), feed rate (a), depth of cut (p), and wear of tool (VB)) in the generation of the superficial residual tensions and also the turning forces (Fc, Fa, Fp), in internal conical rings of ball bearings of steel 100CrMn6 thermally hardened, seeking to find a correlation between the stress of the tool and the referred efforts. In the experimental phase, a complete factorial planning will be used to perform the tests and measurements projected. In the turning tests, the cutting forces will be measured using a piezoelectric dynamometer. After that, measurements of superficial roughness will be performed. Also, the study of the microstructure will be made through the metallographic analysis. The residual tensions will be measured using the strain gage hole-drilling method and the measurement of the superficial microestrutural alterations will be carried out using the technical of the magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN). The values of residual tension obtained by the hole-drilling will be correlated with the RMB.

L'utilisation des structures sandwichs composées d’âme en nid d'abeilles et de peaux a considérablement augmenté ces dernières années dans plusieurs secteurs industriels tels que l’aéronautique, l’aérospatiale, le navale et l’automobile. Cet intérêt croissant pour ces matériaux alvéolaires est principalement lié à leur faible densité et meilleur rapport masse/rigidité/résistance en comparaison avec les alliages métalliques ou les matériaux composites classiques. Cependant, leur constitution rend souvent les opérations de mise en forme par usinage compliquées et difficile à mener à cause de l’usure prématurée des outils coupants et l’endommagement important induit en subsurface des pièces. En effet, les vibrations importantes des parois minces du nid d’abeilles sont une source de plusieurs problèmes comme la mauvaise qualité des surfaces usinées, les fibres non coupées, délaminage, défauts, etc. Les travaux de cette thèse s’intéressent à la compréhension du comportement des structures nids d’abeilles composite (Nomex®) et métallique (aluminium) en usinage. L’enlèvement de matière par fraisage présente pour ces matériaux plusieurs verrous scientifiques et technologiques. Une analyse expérimentale a permis d’identifier dans un premier temps les phénomènes physiques mis en jeu lors de la formation des copeaux et les interactions entre les arêtes de coupe et les parois minces des cellules de la structure alvéolaire. Un intérêt particulier a été porté sur la caractérisation des défauts induits dans le matériau par les différentes parties composant la fraise, le déchiqueteur et le coteau. Deux protocoles expérimentaux ont été mis en place afin de qualifier la qualité et l’intégrité des surfaces usinées. Ils tiennent compte de la particularité des âmes en nid d'abeilles : composite ou métallique, leur géométrie alvéolaire, leur densité et l’épaisseur fine des parois. Un nouveau critère de qualité a été établi et proposé en tant qu’indicateur d’endommagement pour le suivi de l’état des surfaces alvéolaires fraichement usinées. Basée sur l’analyse statistique de Taguchi, une hiérarchisation des paramètres d’usinage et leur influence sur le comportement de ces matériaux ont été ensuite réalisées. Par ailleurs, l’usure des outils de coupe a été étudiée selon le couple outil-matériau usiné et les conditions de fraisage choisies. Comme l’a montré l’étude expérimentale, l’optimisation des paramètres d’usinage via une approche expérimentale seule est souvent longue et coûteuse. La simulation numérique peut apporter une aide complémentaire et constituer un outil intéressant pour l’analyse de la physique de la coupe des nids d’abeilles. Dans cette optique et en deuxième partie de la thèse, un modèle numérique par éléments finis a été spécifiquement développé pour la simulation du fraisage 3D des matériaux nids d’abeilles. Pour le Nomex®, deux lois de comportement mécanique couplées avec l’endommagement ont été identifiées et implémentées via la subroutine VUMAT dans Abaqus explicit. Pour simuler la formation des copeaux, deux critères de rupture (Hashin et Tsai-Wu) avec chute de rigidité ont été exploités. Les résultats du calcul numérique et ceux des essais expérimentaux ont montré une bonne concordance en termes de mécanismes de formation des copeaux, d’efforts de coupe et de modes d’endommagement / The use of sandwich structures made with honeycomb core and skins has considerably increased these last years in several industrial sectors such as aeronautics, aerospace, naval and automotive. This growing interest for the alveolar materials is mainly related to their low density and better mass/stiffness/strength ratio compared to metal alloys or conventional composites. However, their constitution makes machining operations complicated and difficult to control because of the premature cutting tool wear and the significant damage induced in the workpiece. In fact, the important vibrations of the thin honeycomb walls are a source of several problems such as the poor surface quality, uncut fibers, delamination, defects, etc. This work deals with the understanding of the honeycomb composites behavior and metallic during machining. The material removal process by milling of these materials presents several scientific and technological challenges. Firstly, an experimental analysis has been used to identify the physical phenomena involved during the chip formation process and generated by the interactions between the cutting edge and the honeycomb cell walls. A particular interest was focused on the characterization of defects induced in the material by different parts of the cutter, the shredder and the saw blade. Two experimental protocols have been set up to qualify the quality and integrity of the machined surface. They consider the particularity of the honeycomb cores: composite or metallic, their geometry, and the thin wall thickness. A new quality criterion has been established and proposed as a damage indicator to monitoring the machining process and choice optimal cutting conditions. Based on Taguchi's statistical analysis, a hierarchy of the machining parameters and their influence on the behavior of these materials have then realized. In addition, the wear of cutting tools has been studied according to the selected tool-material couple and milling conditions. The optimization of machining parameters is often long and expensive only via experimental approach. Modelling and numerical simulation can provide complementary support with an interesting numerical tool to analyze the physics of cutting honeycombs. In this perspective and in the second part of the PhD thesis, a finite element numerical model has been especially developed for the 3D milling operation. For Nomex®, two coupled mechanical-damage behavior laws have been identified and implemented in Abaqus explicit subroutine VUMAT. To simulate the chip formation process and induced subsurface damage, two fracture criteria (Hashin and Tsai-Wu) with stiffness degradation concept have been operated. The comparison between the numerical simulation results and experimental data shows a good agreement in terms of the chip formation mechanisms, cutting forces and damage modes

Les travaux présentés dans cette thèse s'inscrivent un contexte d'amélioration de la productivité des pièces en TA6V. La maîtrise de l'usinage de cet alliage constitue un enjeu majeur pour les sous-traitants comme l'entreprise SOFOP qui doivent suivre les montées en cadence des principaux programmes aéronautiques. La première partie, basée sur un état de l'art académique, s'attache à identifier différents critères d'usinabilité du matériau au travers de plusieurs échelles. Dans un second temps, la démarche du Couple Outil-Matière (COM) est mise en œuvre sur deux outils utilisés par l'industriel afin de déterminer un espace de fonctionnement des conditions opératoires garantissant une amélioration de la productivité. La confrontation entre les résultats de la campagne expérimentale du COM et de l'application en contexte industriel a permis de souligner le fort impact de la stratégie d'usinage sur la durée de vie de l'outil de coupe. L'influence sur les mécanismes d'usure de la vitesse de coupe, souvent utilisée comme paramètre d'ajustement de la durée de vie en production, ainsi que de l'engagement radial de l'outil inhérent au parcours a été investiguée au travers d'un dispositif expérimental spécialement équipé d'une caméra thermique. Les liens entre les champs de températures et l'usure de l'outil de coupe ont ensuite été établis par des analyses MEB et EDX. L'étude phénoménologique ne permettant pas de pondérer l'impact des parcours d'usinage sur la durée de vie de l'outil de coupe, une approche statistique a alors été adoptée. Basée sur la récolte de la puissance de coupe en usinage, les corrélations établies entre les caractéristiques des signaux et la durée de vie de l'outil ont abouti à la proposition d'une modélisation expérimentale, fiabilisée vers de deux applications industrielles : une méthode de prédiction en amont de la production et une approche de surveillance de l'étatd'usure de l'outil en usinage / The work presented in this thesis aims at improving productivity when manufacturing TA6V parts. Knowledge and control of the milling process for this titanium alloy are a key challenge particularly for medium size companies like SOFOP who try to answer the increasing aeronautical parts market demand. The first section is focused on machinability criteria which are discussed through several scales. Then, following the couple tool-material method, working zones of two tools are determined in order to achieve productivity improvements. This results, obtained through laboratory tests have been faced with their industrial application and showed the strong links between milling paths and tool life. Influence of cutting speed and radial engagement has been investigated with a specifically developed experimental bench, equipped with a thermal camera. Indeed, the rst parameter is often considered as an adjustment variable for tool life during the validation phase and the other one is deeply linked with tool path. Temperature fields and tool wear have been correlated thanks to SEM and EDX images. Given the fact that the phenomenological study is not able to weight the impact of the tool path on tool life, a statistical approach hase been adopted. Based on cutting power signal collection, correlations have been established between signal features and tool life and led to the proposal of a verified experimental model allowing to consider two industrial applications : a tool life prediction method during the industrialization phase and an online tool life monitoring approach

Considerando as dimensões reduzidas das ferramentas de microfresamento, a seleção não otimizada dos parâmetros de corte tende a maximizar o desgaste e a quebra da ferramenta durante operações de microusinagem. Isto posto, o desenvolvimento de um sistema de monitoramento para explorar as condições da microfresa durante a usinagem é fundamental. Portanto, o objetivo desta pesquisa é monitorar via sinais de potência e emissão acústica (EA) o desgaste da ferramenta e a estabilidade de corte em operações de microfresamento do aço COS AR60 e COS AR60 de grãos ultrafinos (GUF). Os testes de microfresamento foram realizados com ferramentas de diâmetro de 1 mm e duas arestas, com substrato de metal duro e revestimento (Ti, Al, Cr) N, em um centro de usinagem CNC Romi D800 High Performance adaptado com um cabeçote de alta rotação. O microfresamento ocorreu nos dois materiais sem aplicação de fluido de corte e com velocidade de corte de 62,5 m/min e 125 m/min, mantendo constante a velocidade de avanço de 240 mm/min (fz = 6 μm/aresta e 3 μm/aresta), profundidade de usinagem de 100 m e comprimento de usinagem de 104 mm em corte em cheio. O sinal de potência e EA foram adquiridos à taxa de 5 kHz e 1,25 MHz, respectivamente. Os dados foram adquiridos em LabVIEW® e processados em LabVIEW® e MATLAB®. Os resultados de caracterização dos desgastes apontaram um desgaste de flanco mais expressivo e a formação de Aresta Postiça de Corte (APC) no GUF para vc = 125 m/min, e a presença de desgaste de cratera em todas as condições de corte. O aumento da potência de corte média representou a predominância do desgaste de flanco, e desgaste de cratera em sua redução. De forma semelhante, a ANOVA dos valores de EA RMS indicaram com significância (95% de confiança) uma correlação diretamente proporcional entre EA RMS e evolução do desgaste de flanco na microfresa. Quanto à estabilidade de corte, ambos os sinais apresentaram um aumento expressivo de amplitude quando o corte foi instável. Com isso, os métodos de monitoramento utilizados foram capazes de indicar a evolução do desgaste da microfresa e a ocorrência de chatter em operações de microfresamento. / Regarding the reduced dimensions of micro-milling tools, a non-optimised selection of cutting parameters tends to maximise tool wear and breakage during cutting operations. Hereupon the development of a monitoring system for exploring microtool conditions during machining is imperative. Therefore, the aim of this research is to monitor tool wear and cutting stability via cutting power and acoustic emission (AE) signals in micro-milling operations of steel COS AR60 and ultra fine-grained steel COS AR 60 (GUF). Cutting tests were performed by carbide endmill tools with (Ti, Al, Cr) N coating, two flutes and 1 mm diameter in a CNC machining centre Romi D800 High Performance adapted with a high spindle speed head. Micro-milling operations were carried out in both materials without cutting fluid application at 62.5 m/min and 125 m/min, and constant parameters of feed, set at 240 mm/min (fz = 6 μm/tooth and 3 μm/tooth), depth of cut of 100 m and cutting length of 104 mm performed in sloth cutting strategy. Cutting power and AE signals were acquired at the rate of 5 kHz and 1.25 MHz, respectively. The data were acquired in LabVIEW® and processed in both LabVIEW® and MATLAB®. The results on wear characterisation revealed a major flank wear and the formation of Built Up-Edge (BUE) in GUF at vc = 125 m/min, along with the occurrence of crater wear in all cutting conditions set. An increase in the average cutting power levels is linked to the predominancy of flank wear, while crater wear to its decrease. Likewise, the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) of EA RMS values indicated with significancy (95% confidence) a direct proportion between AE RMS and flank wear in the microtool. In terms of cutting stability both EA and cutting power signals have shown an expressive rise when performing instable cutting. Thus, the methods of monitoring were feasible for recognising tool wear evolution and chatter in micro-milling operations.

Die Dissertation befasst sich mit der Optimierung des Schneidprozesses bei der Gesteinsgewinnung und der Erarbeitung eines Modells zur Prognose der relevanten Arbeitsgrößen unter Berücksichtigung der Abnutzung der Schneidwerkzeuge. Die Untersuchungen wurden mit Rundschaftmeißeln unterschiedlicher Verschleißzustände durchgeführt. Gegenstand der Untersuchungen waren die von den Schneidparametern abhängigen Größen wie Schneidkräfte, spezifische Energie, Staubmengenanteil und Stückigkeit des gewonnenen Gesteins. Es wurden die Auswirkungen des Meißelverschleißes auf die optimalen Schneidparameter festgestellt, denen beim Einsatz einer Gewinnungsmaschine oder bereits in der Konstruktionsphase des Gewinnungsorgans Rechnung getragen werden sollten.