So I have been using a ruby tip for all my parts. We machine Inconel aluminum and stainless. I scan my parts. I am noticing I am getting huge wear very quickly. Should I be using a silicon nitride ball instead?
I scan hardened stainless all the time with a ruby, no issue.
Aluminum will load up a ruby, silicon nitride is the way to go.
Want to see a ruby die in one part? Scan cadmium plate for a dozen linear inches or so.
Even the silicon nitride only makes like 12 parts on that thing. Gray scotch brite can get you another 5-10 parts, but then you are replacing it.
If the material is soft, you want silicon nitride.
Hard, ruby works just fine.
I scan hardened stainless all the time with a ruby, no issue.
Aluminum will load up a ruby, silicon nitride is the way to go.
Want to see a ruby die in one part? Scan cadmium plate for a dozen linear inches or so.
Even the silicon nitride only makes like 12 parts on that thing. Gray scotch brite can get you another 5-10 parts, but then you are replacing it.
If the material is soft, you want silicon nitride.
Hard, ruby works just fine.
