Author Dennis Myers
Published
February 01, 2003 - 11:00am
It may be penny-wise to refurbish PCD cutting tools, but it also may be productivity-foolish.
Related Glossary Terms
- polycrystalline diamond ( PCD)
polycrystalline diamond ( PCD)
Cutting tool material consisting of natural or synthetic diamond crystals bonded together under high pressure at elevated temperatures. PCD is available as a tip brazed to a carbide insert carrier. Used for machining nonferrous alloys and nonmetallic materials at high cutting speeds.
