A modified offset cutter path strategy for high-speed rough milling hardened steel

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 217, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1161-1166

  Toh, C K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cutter path; Hardened steel; High speed rough milling; Offset; Tool life; Tool wear

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; CUTTING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; HARDENING; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; STEEL HEAT TREATMENT;

HARDENED STEEL;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 0141854027     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095440540321700812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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