Measurements of the Segmentation Frequency in the Chip Formation Process

Measurements of the Segmentation Frequency in the Chip Formation Process This investigation has showed that the relationship between the chip formation process and the dynamic cutting forces in the shear zone is probably one of the most essential features of the cutting process. In the cutting tests conventional accelerometers and a special new cutting force sensor have been used. Also metalographic samples from the chips have been studied. By comparing the information from the transducers and the metalographic samples, extended experiments and tests have showed that this method can be very useful for the basic understanding of the mechanisms of the cutting process. Also flank wear and tool damage propagation can be measured by this method. The results in this work are discussed and described in the paper. Also the possibilities of in-process measurements for adaptive control are discussed.