Abstract
This research work aims to reveal the cutting characteristics of a stacked silicone rubber sheet (50 Shore A) subjected to the indentation of keen tungsten-carbide (WC) blades. Cutting parameters, i.e. feed velocity and blade type were varied as experimental condition. Through the variation of these cutting parameters, it was found that they affected the cutting characteristics of the worksheet. In addition, a finite element method (FEM) analysis was carried out using a non-linear elastic Mooney material model. It was revealed that an appropriate crack propagation model is needed to simulate the silicone rubber indentation.
