Cutting forces and tool failure in high-speed milling of titanium alloy TC21 with coated carbide tools

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

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-27

  Zhang, Hongxia ^a,b   Zhao, Jun ^a   Wang, Fuzeng ^a   Zhao, Jiabang ^a   Li, Anhai ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cutting force; High speed milling; TC21; Tool failure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COATINGS; CARBIDE CUTTING TOOLS; CARBIDE TOOLS; CUTTING; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; MILLING (MACHINING); PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

COATED CARBIDE TOOLS; CUTTING CONDITIONS; CUTTING FORCES; HIGH SPEED MILLING; HIGH-SPEED SIDE MILLING; TC21; TOOL FAILURES; TRANSVERSE CRACK;

CUTTING TOOLS;

EID: 84937946352     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 20412975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954405414526578     Document Type: Article

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