CHISEL

CHISEL
Use:- To chip and cut flat surfaces, slots and grooves.
Material:- High carbon steel or Chrome vanadium steel
Types:- A. Cold chisel
Point

Head
Body

Flat
Chisel

B. Hot Chisel

Use:- They are used to remove

metal from large flat surface and chip
excess metal weld joints and
castings.

Cross cut Chisel

Use:- These are used for cutting
keyways, grooves and slots.

Half round nose Chisel

Use:- They are used for cutting

curved grooves (oil grooves)

Diamond point chisel

Use:-

These are used for

squaring materials at the corners.

Web Chisel
Use:- These chisels are used for
separating metals after chain
drilling.

Point
angle
Inclination
angle

Point angle:- The correct point/ cutting

angle of the chisel depends on the
material to be chipped. Sharp angles are
given for soft material and wide angles for
hard material.
The correct point angle and angle of
inclination generates the correct rake and
clearance angle

Rake
angle
Clearance
angle

Rake angle:- Rake angle is the angle

between the top face of the cutting point
and normal to the work surface at the
cutting edge.

Clearance angle:- Clearance angle is the angle between the

bottom face of the point and tangent to the work surface
originating at the cutting edge.
If the clearance angle is too low or zero, the rake angle
increases. The cutting edge cannot penetrate into the work. The
chisel will slip. If the clearance angle is too great, the cut
progressively increases.

QUESTIONS
1. List the type of chisel
2. What are the parts of Chisel?
3. Which material is used in Chisel?
4. What is the use of Chisel?