Metal cutting and the tribology of seizure: II movement of work material over the tool in metal cutting

Abstract The predominance of seizure at the tool-work interface in metal cutting operations, demonstrated in the first paper, appears inconsistent with the observed continuous flow of the chip and the main body of the work material over the tool surface. This contradiction has led many investigators to reject the concept of seizure in metal cutting. This paper presents observed features of movement of work material over the tool under seizure conditions.