Instantaneous Cutting Resistance in Metal Cutting with Oscillating Tools

Comparison of Cutting Ceramics with Hard Metal Cutting Tools

Cutting ceramic tools are used especially at high cutting speeds in the machining process. The highly brittle type of structure and the tendency for cleavage (crack formation) are the infavorable properties of these materials, which keep their hardness at high temperatures. The hard metals are produced by sintering of the carbides such as whisker WC, TiC and TaC with the presence of Co as a bin...

Modelling nonlinear regenerative effects in metal cutting

This paper deals with the nonlinear models of regenerative chatter on machine tools. The limitations and actual problems of the existing theory are summarized. These cause difficulties in industrial applications, like in the design of optimum technological parameters, adaptive control and/or vibration-suppression strategies. An industrial machine-tool vibration case is analysed experimentally a...

Cutting Force Prediction in End Milling Process of AISI 304 Steel Using Solid Carbide Tools

 In the present study, an attempt has been made to experimentally investigate the effects of cutting parameters on cutting force in end milling of AISI 304 steel with solid carbide tools. Experiments were conducted based on four factors and five level central composite rotatable design. Mathematical model has been developed to predict the cutting forces in terms of cutting parameters such as he...

From Computer Calculations to Cutting Tools

Optical Flank Wear Monitoring of Cutting Tools

An optoelectronic method for in situ monitoring of the flank wear of cutting tools is presented. The method is based on real time vision technology in which the tool is illuminated by the beam of a laser and the wear zone is visualized using a Vidicon camera. The image is converted into digital pixel data and processed, to detect the wear land width. Detailed aspects of the image processing pro...