Ultra-precision diamond cutting is a promising machining technique for realizing ultra-
smooth surface of different kinds of materials. While fundamental understanding of the …

The study systematically investigates the ductile-brittle transition behavior, material removal
mechanism, and end-face turning performance of binderless tungsten carbide using in …

Nanotwinned diamond is a promising candidate material for cutting tools, high-pressure
physics, and other fields due to its excellent properties of much higher hardness and …

Tungsten carbide-cobalt (WC–Co), as a typical cemented carbide, is widely used in the
manufacturing field. However, creating high-quality microstructure arrays on its surfaces …

Difficult-to-machine materials (DMMs) are extensively applied in critical fields such as
aviation, semiconductor, biomedicine, and other key fields due to their excellent material …

With its outstanding performance as a solid lubricant, WS 2 has found applications in cutting
tools. Diamond-coated tools often experience the formation of a graphite phase during …

Direct laser assisted machining (DLAM) is an effective way to improve the machinability of
superalloys. It makes important progress compared to conventional laser assisted …

Glass–ceramic is a widely used and difficult to machine material with high hardness and
brittleness. For this reason, in-situ laser-assisted machining (LAM) of glass–ceramic was …

Cubic boron nitride (CBN), with a hardness second only to diamond and an excellent
chemical stability, is used to replace the role of diamond and machine precision/ultra …

High-entropy alloys, as the novel multi-principal alloys composed of five or more elements in
equal-atomic ratios or near-equal atomic ratios, are widespread in extreme environments …