Predictive cutting force model in complex-shaped end milling based on minimum cutting energy

A force model is presented to predict the cutting forces and the chip flow directions in cuttings with complex-shaped end mills such as ball end mills and roughing end mills. Three-dimensional chip flow in milling is interpreted as a piling up of the orthogonal cuttings in the planes containing the cutting velocities and the chip flow velocities. Because the cutting thickness changes with the rotation angle of the edge in the milling process, the surface profile machined by the previous edge inclines with respect to the cutting direction. The chip flow model is made using the orthogonal cutting data with taking into account the inclination of the pre-machined surface. The chip flow direction is determined so as to minimize the cutting energy, which is the sum of the shear energy on the shear plane and the friction energy on the rake face. Then, the cutting force is predicted for the chip flow model at the minimum cutting energy. The predicted chip flow direction changes not only with the local edge inclination but also with the cutting energy consumed in the shear plane cutting model. The cutting processes with a ball end mill and a roughing end mill are simulated to verify the predicted cutting forces in comparison with the measured cutting forces.

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