Component Analysis of Adiabatic Shear Band Formed in High Speed Cutting of High Strength Alloy Steel

The component distribution of adiabatic shear banding during high speed cutting(HSC) is important to understand the phase transformation during formation of adiabatic shear band and mechanism of serrated chip formation. This paper analyzed element distribution inside and near the adiabatic shear bands formed during HSC of 30CrNi(3)MoV high strength steel using electronic probe. It was found that there is no obvious element segregation, but carbon element tends to gather towards adiabatic shear band's boundaries. The density of carbon inside the shear bands tends to increase with the increase of cutting speed. The results indicated that the diffusion and gather of carbon may occur during formation of adiabatic shear band. The diffusion mechanism may be short-range diffusion driven by high-speed deformation and high temperature rise.