Project includes considering various parameters and sampling of chips form and giving a optimum parameter set , various do's and don'ts during machining, observation to make machining more effective.
3. 90 deg
lead angle
75 deg
lead angle
45 deg
lead angle
LEAD ANGLE
90
4575
w/p
w/pw/p
4. MILLING
CLIMB MILLING CONVENTIONAL MILLING
CUTTER
ROTATES
IN
ANTICLOC
KWISE
DIRECTION
FEED
FEED
CUTTER
ROTATES
IN
ANTICLOC
KWISE
DIRECTION
Action
of
force
applied
to
work
Action
of
force
applie
d to
work
16. W/P
EFFECT OF DIAMETER OF CUTTER WRT WIDTH OF CUT
CUTTE
R IF CUTTER DIAMETER IS EQUAL TO
WIDTH OF CUT
• THEN THE CHIP WILL BE FORMED AT THE ENTRY
AND EXIT OF THE CUT WILL BE VERY THIN
AND THE CHIPS CANNOT CARRY AWAY HEAT AS
WELL AS THICKER CHIPS, THEREFORE HEAT IS
TRANSFER BACK INTO THE INSERT , CAUSING
EDGE FAILURE.
• WORK-HARDENING IS ALSO MORE LIKELY TO
OCCUR IN THE ENTRY AND EXIT AREAS.
25% of
cutter
body
17. DO’S AND DON’T
• AT 45DEG LEAD ANGLE , NEVER GIVE HIGH DEPTH OF CUT DOC<=4MM BUT CAN BE
USED FOR HIGHER FEED RATE.
• FOR THIN WALL WORK PEACE (BOLSTER), WHEN PERPENTICULARITY REQUIRED AT
THE EDGES OF PLATE THEN USE SOLDER CUTTER .
• 75 DEG CUTTER IS NOT USED FOR WEAK MACHINES/WORKPIECE/FIXTURES BECAUSE
OF HIGHER VALUE OF RADIAL FORCE.
• ALWAYS USE CLIMB MILLING.
• FOR BETTER TOOL LIFE , 25 % OF THE CUTTER BODY SHOULD BE OUTSIDE THE WORK
PIECE.
• CUTTING FLUID SHOULD BE USED WHEN RECOMMENDED.
• NEVER GIVE HIGH VALUE OF DOC IN A THIN PLATE,IT WILL CAUSE VIBRATIONS.
18. OBSERVATION
• IN MILLING THICKNESS OF CHIPS DEPEND ON FEED AND WIDTH OF CHIPS DEPEND ON
DOC.
• CORRESPONDING TO THE LARGER FEED CHIP SIZES REDUCES,IF WE KEEP RPM AND DOC
CONSTANT.
• AS WE INCREASES THE DOC FROM 1MM, 2MM,3MM, CHIPS COLOR VARIES FROM WHITE
, GOLD AND BLUE, IT MEANS WITH INCREASE IN DOC,MORE HEAT IS RELEASED.
• IF FEED INCREASES THEN VIBRATION INCREASES AND CHANCES OF BREAKING OF BITS
INCREASES.
• LARGER IS THE DOC , HEAT REALSE MORE AND TOOL BITS BREAK AND ALSO PRODUCE
DAMAGE TO CUTTER.
• IF VIBRATIONS ARE MORE THEN DISTORTED CHIPS ARE FORMED AND IT EFFECTS