A new approach to machinability in orthogonal milling of AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel
Keywords:
AISI 316L; Machinability; Orthogonal milling; Pitting corrosion.Abstract
Machinability is widely used to compare materials from
their ability to give rise to a certain surface finish at the
lowest possible tool cost, by using mainly continuous cutting
tests such as turning-based tests. Nevertheless, in AISI
316L austenitic stainless steel it is justified to use a broader
concept of machinability that also considers the influence of
microstructural changes, induced by machining, on the pitting
corrosion behaviour.
