The Durability of Cutting Tools in The Matting of Guadua Cane

Abstract

For the construction of cutting tools for wood of different species and thicknesses, it is necessary to consider some aspects such as the type of steel that should be selected for the manufacture of exclusive blades to perform cold work considering the hardness of the epidermis of the guadua cane, the objective of the research was to design, build and evaluate the durability of cutting tools used in the process of matting of guadua cane. Impact tests were carried out with the Charpy pendulum, which was used to evaluate the tenacity and resilience of the selected steels. The Statagrafhic centurion software was used to verify the process. As a result, the design and construction of the blades with different angles and degrees of hardness was obtained, obtaining that the material with the highest hardness, resistance to chipping of the cut of the matting was the AISI-D6 steel.