Abstract
Experimental results on the residual stresses induced in metal cutting are presented in this paper. The residual stress is computed by Sachs's method and Heyn's one respectively. Effects of rake angle of cutting tool, cutting speed, depth of cut and feed are examined. In cutting of ductile materials, such as carbon steel, generally the compressive residual stress is found to be concentrated near the surface. The amount of the residual stress increases with decreasing rake angle of cutting tool, and with increasing depth of cut and feed. Cutting temperature seems to have little effect on the residual stress.
