Broach tool rake face with a tailored surface topography
A broach tool includes a broach tool rake face with a tailored surface topography.
1. A broach tool comprising:
a broach tool rake face with a tailored surface topography,
wherein the tailored surface topography includes a combination of depressed wells, microchannels, grooves, pockets, dimples, pyramids and ovals formed in the broach tool rake face that control a coefficient of friction between the broach tool rake face and a workpiece.
2. The broach tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein said tailored surface topography is formed by a laser surface treatment.
3. The broach tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein said tailored surface topography is formed by laser texturing.
4. The broach tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein said tailored surface topography is formed by Electrical-Discharge Machining.
5. The broach tool as recited in claim 1 , wherein the broach tool is configured to machine a fir-tree slot in the workpiece.