摘要 |
In a method of cutting a workpiece is cut with a cutting surface of a cutting tool coated with a carbon based solid lubricant coating and during cutting, the cutting tool is lubricated and/or cooled with an aqueous coolant which is preferably oil free. Also disclosed is a cutting tool having a cutting surface which is coated with a carbon based coating wherein carbon-carbon bonding within the coating is mostly of the graphitic sp2 form. |