Machining graphite and carbon [SubsTech]
Jun 22, 2013#0183;#32;Dr. Dmitri Kopeliovich Cutting Graphite (or carbon) is different from cutting exerts plastic deformation when a tool edge cuts it producing a curl or chips. When a graphite is machined small powderlike particles separate from the workpiece as a result of brittle fracture caused by the stress produced by the cutting tool edge. Cutting graphite operation consumes much less energy