The influence of cutting inserts geometric on surface roughness of steel applied to sea water pump shafts

One of the greatest problems of modern production techniques is the achievement of an appropriate quality at minimal costs and accompanied by the production efficiency increase. Therefore, while designing the production process, the technology used should have a considerable influence on the durability and reliability of machine parts to be produced. During finish treatment, the final dimensions as well as functional properties are imparted to a given element by application of proper treatment type. The engineer has a range of production techniques to choose for the proper surface layer formation. It is crucial to find a suitable solution which will meet the requirements as well as the work conditions of a given machine part. The article presents the research results of pump shaft pins finish turning. The research was performed on a roller 60 mm in diameter made of X5CrNi18-10 steel. The finish tooling of pump shaft pins was carry out on a universal CDS 6250 BX-1000 centre lathe. The finish lathing process was carried out by means of Sandvik Coromant cutting tool with replaceable inserts. In the research of lathing process used standard inserts (MF), inserts with increased tolerance (UM) and inserts with Wiper technology (WF). During lathing, the optimal machining parameters were used. The cutting process was performed at entering angle of 90°. The process of lathing used cutting tool dynamometer DKM 2010. During the research, the effect of cutting insert geometric and optimal cutting parameters on the surface roughness of steel applied to marine pumps shaft pins was determined.