The Effect of Cutting Speed on the Wear and Tear of Dormer A100 Brazil Drill Bit Applied to Gray Cast Iron

Drilling is the process of making holes by pressing a rotating drill bit on the workpiece. During the machining process there is interaction between the drilling bit and the workpiece in the drill bit of the workpiece with a hole while the drill bit undergoes friction. Such a friction comes from the chipped surface that flows on the surface of the workpiece that has been cut; as a result, the tool wears out. The wear of the drill bit that occurs due to friction between the drill bit and the workpiece needs to be examined so that the extent of the wear and tear is known. The purpose of this study was to determine wear on the Dormer A100 Brazil drill bit with size (8 mm), rotation speed (260 rpm, 375 rpm and 710 rpm). Tool wear data was collected using a microscope with a magnification of 20x. Tool wear is seen three times during the drilling and the machining process. The result obtained is that the higher the cutting speed, the bigger the wear occurs.

Keywords: Dormer A100, gray cast iron, drilling process