Effect of Cutting Parameters on Machinability of Hardened AISI 52100 Bearing Steel

In this study, the effects of machining parameters, namely feed rate, cutting speed and depth of cut on the surface roughness was investigated experimentally in hard turning of AISI 52100 bearing steel using cubic boron nitride insert under dry cutting condition. Taguchi method was utilized to reduce the number of trials to 9 for saving the time and manufacturing cost. The significant factor on the surface roughness was determined using analysis of variance. Furthermore, the optimum cutting parameter for reducing the surface roughness was obtained. The findings showed that the feed rate has the highest impact on surface roughness among any other cutting parameters, with 88.32% contribution.