Purpose: of this paper is to study the chip formation to obtain the optimal cutting conditions and to observe the different chip formation mechanisms. Analysis of machining of a hardened alloy, X160CrMoV12-1 (cold work steel: AISI D2 with a ferritic and cementite matrix and coarse primary carbides), showed that there are relationships between the chip geometry, cutting conditions and the different micrographs under different metallurgical states. Design/methodology/approach: Machining of hardened alloys has some metallurgical and mechanical difficulties even if many successful processes have been increasingly developed. A lot of study has been carried out on this subject, however only with modest progress showing specific results concerning the real efficiency of chip formation. Hence, some crucial questions remain unanswered: the evolution of white layers produced during progressive tool flank wear in dry hard turning and to correlate this with the surface integrity of the machined surface. For the experimental study here, various cutting speeds and feed rates have been applied on the work material. Findings: The “saw-tooth type chips” geometry has been examined and a specific attention was given to the chip samples that were metallographically processed and observed under scanning electronic microscope (SEM) to determine if white layers are present. Research limitations/implications: This research will be followed by a detail modelling and need more experimental results for a given a good prediction of the results occurred on the damage related to the microstructure by using the cutting parameters. Practical implications: A special detail was given to the mechanism of chip formation resulting from hard machining process and behaviour of steel at different metallurgical states on the material during the case of annealing and or the case of quench operations. Originality/value: For the sake of simplicity, ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) was used to determine the influence of cutting parameters. It gives a practical and useful tool for the machining in the industrial operations.
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