Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) have good physical properties, such as high specific strength and high specific modulus. However, cutting delamination, tearing and burr, etc. often occur in the machining process of CFRP, which results in the uncontrollability of machining surface quality and serious tool wear. In this paper, milling of CFRP with a staggered cutter was carried out, the c...

An attempt has been made to investigate the machinability of zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) inserts while turning AISI 4340 steel. The insert was prepared by powder metallurgy process route and the machining experiments were performed based on Response Surface Methodology (RSM) design called Central Composite Design (CCD). The mathematical model of flank wear, cutting force and surface roughn...

Parameter estimation for trending analysis is a generic problem with broad applications. In manufacturing, trending analysis can be applied to tool wear estimation, which not only affects the tool life but also and the quality of a machined product. Consequently, in-situ tool wear monitoring and remaining tool life prediction play a significant role in ensuring precision and cost-effective manu...