Cutting Mechanism and Cutting Performance of Radius End Mill for Inclined surface Machining

Analysis of Cutting Process using 3D-CAD and Cutting Tests

Abstract

This paper deals with an analysis of the chip area and cutting performance of radius end milling of an inclined surface using a contour path method. At first, the modeling of a cutter, an edge, a rake surface and a workpiece with an inclined surface are carried out using 3D-CAD. Secondly, the chip area is calculated by the interference of the rake surface and the chip volume. The influence of the cutting method and the direction of pick feed on the behavior of the chip area and the influence of the inclination angle of the machined surface on the maximum chip area are shown. Also, the cutting force and surface roughness are measured by cutting tests and considered the cutting process. Further, considered a cutting condition which would be expected a good cutting performance.