Abstract

This paper is a study on the shaft behavior of BTA deep hole drilling tool. The dynamics of tool shaft are often taken to be that of a second order lumped mass system for other cutting processes. This simplification does not apply for deep hole drilling because of its shaft length and the fact of fluid coupling. This paper constructed the general equations of motion for the pipe-like fluid conveying tool shaft of deep hole drill. The proposed general equations can be reduced to different specific forms of former works. Solutions for lateral and longitudinal motions were given. Series of experiments were designed and performed. Comparisons between theoretical and experimental results confirmed the validity of the constructed equations. The studies disclosed build the knowledge about the tool shaft and pave the way for future research concerning the correlation between the tool shaft and cutting process taking place on the cutting head.

Abstract
Solidification microstructure of a cast stainlesssteel containing 1.52.5 wt.%B has been examined by means of the optical microscopy (OM), the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Vickers microhardness. The as-cast microstructure consists of the M2(B,C) borocarbide and the austenite. The borocarbide is continuously distributed over the austenite. There are some broken-networks in the local location of borocarbide. Moreover, the distribution of alloy elements is not homogeneous in the cast B-bearing stainlesssteel. Boron element is mainly distributed over the borocarbide, carbon element is mainly distributed over the matrix. Chromium element is mainly distributed over the borocarbide, and there are also some chromium elements in the matrix. Nickel element is mainly distributed over the matrix and silicon is insoluble in the borocarbide.