Tool wear behavior of cemented carbide with speed For a cutting tool made of cemented carbide, at which cutting speeds does wear occur fastest? Choose the most appropriate range.

ConceptCarbide tools withstand higher speeds than HSS, but tool wear still accelerates with increasing cutting speed (Taylor's tool life relation: V Tⁿ = C). At the highest speeds, thermal and diffusion wear mechanisms dominate.

Final AnswerVery fast speeds.