<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article deals with the cutting tool wear measurement process and tool life of ball nose end mill depending on upward ramping and downward ramping. The aim was to determine and compare the wear (tool life) of ball nose end mill for different types of copy milling operations, as well as to specify particular steps of the measurement process. In addition, we examined and observed cutter contact areas of ball nose end mill with machined material. For tool life test, DMG DMU 85 monoBLOCK 5-axis CNC milling machine was used. In the experiment, cutting speed, feed rate, axial depth of cut and radial depth of cut were not changed. The cutting tool wear was measured on Zoller Genius 3s universal measuring machine. The results show different tool life of ball nose end mills depending on the copy milling strategy.</p></abstract>

The article deals with the cutting tool wear measurement process and tool life of ball nose end mill depending on upward ramping and downward ramping. The aim was to determine and compare the wear (tool life) of ball nose end mill for different types of copy milling operations, as well as to specify particular steps of the measurement process. In addition, we examined and observed cutter contact areas of ball nose end mill with machined material. For tool life test, DMG DMU 85 monoBLOCK 5-axis CNC milling machine was used. In the experiment, cutting speed, feed rate, axial depth of cut and radial depth of cut were not changed. The cutting tool wear was measured on Zoller Genius 3s universal measuring machine. The results show different tool life of ball nose end mills depending on the copy milling strategy.

The Tool Life of Ball Nose end Mill Depending on the Different Types of Ramping

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Production Technologies, Department of Machining, Forming and Assembly, Jána Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic

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The article deals with the cutting tool wear measurement process and tool life of ball nose end mill depending on upward ramping and downward ramping. The aim...

The Tool Life of Ball Nose end Mill Depending on the Different Types of Ramping

Published Online: Nov 25, 2014

Page range: 115 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2014-0017

Keywords
Tool life, ball nose end mill, copy milling

© by Tomáš Vopát

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Tool Life of Ball Nose end Mill Depending on the Different Types of Ramping

Published Online: Nov 25, 2014

Page range: 115 - 121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2014-0017

KeywordsTool life, ball nose end mill, copy milling

© by Tomáš Vopát

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Tool life, ball nose end mill, copy milling