Circular milling operations are used to enlarge die and mold cavities, cylinder bores and machine airframe pockets. The tool attached to the rotating spindle follows a circular trajectory with a machining feed rate, while gradually moving forward in the direction of global axis with a step over feed. This paper presents the mathematical model of chip removal mechanism by predicting time varying cutter-part intersection as the cutter travels along the circular path. The vibration free cutting forces are predicted and experimentally verified. The dynamics of the process are modeled by considering vibrations of the end mill in two directions. The chatter stability of circular milling is modeled both in frequency domain and with a numerical model based on time finite element analysis which considers time varying immersion and directional factors. The resulting stability solutions are compared against experimental results.
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February 2007
Technical Papers
Mechanics and Dynamics of the Circular Milling Process
N. Kardes,
N. Kardes
Manufacturing Automation Laboratory,
University of British Columbia
, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Y. Altintas
Y. Altintas
Manufacturing Automation Laboratory,
e-mail: altintas@mech.ubc.ca
University of British Columbia
, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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N. Kardes
Manufacturing Automation Laboratory,
University of British Columbia
, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Y. Altintas
Manufacturing Automation Laboratory,
University of British Columbia
, 2324 Main Mall, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canadae-mail: altintas@mech.ubc.ca
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Feb 2007, 129(1): 21-31 (11 pages)
Published Online: January 9, 2006
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Received:
April 25, 2005
Revised:
January 9, 2006
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Kardes, N., and Altintas, Y. (January 9, 2006). "Mechanics and Dynamics of the Circular Milling Process." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. February 2007; 129(1): 21–31. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2345391
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