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In this paper, orthogonal cutting tests of alloy steel, aluminum alloy and Ti6Al4V have been carried out to consider the cutting mechanism from the viewpoint of friction between the tool and workpiece. The cutting processes were observed in detail using a high-speed video camera. The cutting process of alloy steel was greatly affected by its tribological properties compared with those of the other two work materials. In the cutting process of alloy steel, there were three stages in relation to the state of the tool rake face and temperature. The difference between non coated and coated tools was marked in the later stages. From the discussion on the experimental results, it is considered that the thrust force is suitable for representing the tribological properties between the tool and workpiece. It is concluded that the orthogonal cutting test is a good method for evaluating tribological properties between the tool and workpiece.

When cutting titanium alloy, the temperature of a cutting tool edge is easy to rise and the tool edge is tend to be worn away quickly because the titanium alloy has the characteristics of low thermal conductivity and high chemical activity. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve a balance between the productivity and the tool life in cutting the titanium alloy, namely, low-speed cutting must be carried out at present. To examine the possibility of the improvement in the cutting efficiency, a PCD (polycrystalline diamond) tool having high thermal conductivity was adopted to the cutting of titanium alloy and its cutting performance was investigated. The PCD tool was found to have excellent flank wear resistance compared with conventional cemented carbide tools. It was also revealed that unprecedented high speed cutting become possible by use of PCD tool with an application of high pressure coolant.

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