M. Woydt, H. Mohrbacher

The background for the use of hartmetals and MMCs based on Niobium Carbide (NbC) as cutting tools and for wear resistant tribosystems

Materials

In this present study, the mechanical properties (strength, hardness, moduli) and the drysliding properties of stoichiometric and sub-stoic...

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This paper presents a compelling investigation into the potential of Niobium Carbide (NbC), both stoichiometric and sub-stoichiometric, as a foundatio...

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S. Nailer, T. Klein, M. Müller, S. Grasberger

Characterisation of single-crystal diamond grit for construction applications

Engineering

The last ten years have seen a step-change in the ability to position diamond particles in metalmatrixsegments for drilling and sawing appl...

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This paper addresses a highly pertinent challenge in the construction and stone-processing industries: optimizing the performance of diamond-impregnat...

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B. Denkena, D. Dahlmann, C. Teige

Design of an active fluid damping system for vibration control of disk-shaped tools

Mechanical

To meet the requirements of today´s cutting process of natural stones thin disk-shaped tools withlarge diameter are applied at high cutting...

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This paper presents an innovative approach to address the prevalent issue of vibration in large-diameter, thin disk-shaped tools used in natural stone...

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R. Bellopede, P. Marini, L. Zichella, A. Tori

Diamond wire cutting technology and workability of natural stones: validation of a new classification method (EASE R3)

Materials

In the diamond wire stone cutting process the objective is to remove a chip of material or a layer ofuniform thickness from the entire leng...

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Hui Huang, Guoqin Huang, Hua Guo, Xipeng Xu

An experimental investigation of vibration characteristics in the diamond wire sawing of granite

Mechanical

Compared with circular and gang sawing, diamond wire sawing is a flexible machiningmode due to its special structure characteristic. The di...

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This abstract presents a focused experimental investigation into the vibration characteristics encountered during the diamond wire sawing of granite,...

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Emre Yilmazkaya, Yilmaz Ozcelik

Development of Cuttability Chart for a Marble Cutting with Monowire Cutting Machine

Engineering

Monowire block cutting machines can be used for natural stone block squaring operations and slabcutting operations from natural stone block...

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This study presents a practical and relevant investigation into the optimization of monowire block cutting operations, a critical aspect for the natur...

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Eckart Uhlmann, Marcel Manthei

Analysis of the cutting process for milling of marble and sandstone with an end mill cutter

Engineering

Research has shown that it is possible to machine natural stone materials using endmill cutters with geometrically defined cutting edges as...

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B. Denkena, T. Grove, U. Hess

A new method for the local removal of the surface area of reinforced concrete

Engineering

The combined removal of steel and concrete during the removal of building structures is stilla challenge due to the different material prop...

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This paper, titled "A new method for the local removal of the surface area of reinforced concrete," addresses a significant and long-standing challeng...

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W. Tillmann, M. Tolan, N. F. Lopes-Dias, M. Zimpel, M. Ferreira, M. Paulus

Influence of chromium as carbide forming doping element on the diamond retention in diamond tools

Materials

Diamond tools are widely used in drill tools, wire saws or circular saws to machine very hard materials such as concrete or natural stone i...

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Utku Ahmet Özden, Keng Jiang, Alexander Bezold, Christoph Broeckmann, Jose María Tarragó, Alvaro Mestra, Luis Llanes

Numerical simulation of fatigue crack propagation in WC-Co hardmetal

Materials

WC-Co cemented carbides (hardmetals) are a group of composite materials exhibiting outstandingcombinations of hardness and toughness. As a...

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This paper addresses the critical issue of fatigue crack propagation in WC-Co cemented carbides, a material class renowned for its exceptional hardnes...

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