Abstract
The demand of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics) has become heavy for its light weight and high strength. But it is a problem that the machining cost becomes high because the tool life is very short. An objective of this research is to clarify the tool wear mechanism. So the influence upon tool wear by the fiber orientation of CFRP was focused on. Then tool wear, cutting force and cutting temperature were measured during the milling of the unidirectional CFRP. As a result of the experiment, the relationship between tool wear and fiber orientation of CFRP was made clear.
