Tailored Laser Structuring of Tungsten Carbide Cutting Tools for Improving Their Tribological Performance in Turning Aluminum Alloy Al6061 T6.

In times of societal development, sustainability has become a major concern for many manufacturers in the metal industries. In this context, surface texturing of cutting tools offers a promising approach in terms of reducing energy consumption and material waste. In this work, direct laser interference patterning is utilized for producing periodic line-like structures with spatial periods of 2.