Dynamic Characteristics in The Cutting Operations with Small Diameter End Mills

Abstract

The dynamic response in the cutting operations with the small diameter tools is measured to simulate the cutting process in micro-scale milling. The inclined ball end mills are excited with measuring the exciting force on the vibration generator. Then, the compliance of the tool-spindle system is measured with changing the excitation frequency. The modal parameters are estimated with changing the cutter axis inclination and the overhang of the tool. A vibration model is presented to show that the vibration is subjected in the radial direction of the small diameter tool. A dynamic cutting process is simulated to show the effect of the spindle speed on the tool displacement based on the estimated modal parameters.