"A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING A THICKNESS OF A THERMOMECHANICALLY AFFECTED LAYER"

Application 1910/CHENP/2004 published 2007-07-20, filed 2004-08-27
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for reducing a thickness of a thermomechanically-affected layer on an as-machined surface of a hard metal workpiece being machined by a hard cutting tool exerting a thermomechanical load on a surface of the workpiece. The method involves reducing the thermomechanical load on the surface of the workpiece, and the apparatus includes a means for reducing the thermomechanical load on the surface of the workpiece. (Fig 1A)

Applicant

1)AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS ,INC
:7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD , ALLENTOWN,PA 18195,USA U.S.A.

Inventor

1)ZURECKI,ZBIGNIEW 2)GHOSH RANAJIT 3)FREY,JOHN,HERBERT 4)TAYLOR,JAMES BRYAN,

International Info

Classification: B239 11/10
Publication Number: WO/2003/066916
Application Date: 2003-01-21

Priority Information

10/066,830 U.S.A. 2002-02-04