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Cutting force prediction in ball-end milling with inclined feed by means of geometrical analysis

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A geometrical model for the analysis of cutting forces in ball-end milling has been presented in a previous work (Tsai CL, Liao YS, J Mater Process Technol 205:24–33, 10), which can be used to analyze cutting forces in vertical or horizontal feed. In this paper, the three-dimensional geometrical analysis is depicted with different interacting relations among cutting edge, undeformed chip and shear zone along nonhorizontal cutting direction, and a general geometrical model of inclined feed in ball-end milling is presented. According to the geometrical analysis, the cutting directions of horizontal, vertical, inclined downward, and inclined upward feed are defined with a feed angle. A general force model is derived, and the three-dimensional cutting forces are predicted. Experiments are conducted to verify the geometric force model. The influences of different feed angle and helix angle on cutting forces in inclined downward and inclined upward feed are discussed and simulated.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, No. 2-2, Lijhuan Rd., Taishan, Taipei County, 243, Taiwan

    Chung-Liang Tsai

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan

    Yunn-Shiuan Liao

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Tsai, CL., Liao, YS. Cutting force prediction in ball-end milling with inclined feed by means of geometrical analysis. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 46, 529–541 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-009-2155-z

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