Cutting Tool
A hardened piece of metal that is machined and ground so that it has the shape and cutting edges appropriate for the operation for which it is to be used.
Materials
Cutting tool materials include cemented carbides, ceramics, cermets, polycrystalline diamond, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, some grades of tool steels and high-speed steels.
See also: Carbide Tools, Cutting Fluid, Cutting Speed, High Speed Steel, Tungsten Carbide.
Subjects: Mechanical Engineering