Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Cutting Edge Influence on Machining Titanium Alloy

  • Living reference work entry
  • First Online:
CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering

  • 367 Accesses

Definition

The performance of machining titanium can be enhanced by using cutting tools with rounded cutting edges at adapted cutting speed and feed. The rounded cutting edges influence the active force components including plowing forces and tool face friction, which are especially important in machining titanium alloy as Ti–6Al–4V. Methods to correctly determine the cutting edge radius are prerequisite for this analysis as well as methods to prepare cutting edge geometry in a controlled way.

The state of the art is mainly described in Wyen and Wegener (2010) as well as in Wyen et al. (2012).

Theory and Application

Introduction

Titanium is classified as a difficult-to-machine material. Its mechanical and chemical properties cause high wear on cutting edges. By preparing cutting edges with defined rounding, initial crack formation can be reduced, the mechanical strength of a cutting edge can be improved, and the load on the cutting edge is changed. Different researchers prove an...

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Albrecht P (1960) New developments in the theory of metal cutting process, part. 1: the ploughing process in metal cutting. ASME J Eng Ind 82(4):348–357

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bouzakis KD, Michailidis N, Skordaris G, Kombogiannis S, Hadjiyiannis S, Efstathiou K, Erkens G, Rambadt S, Wirth I (2002) Effect of the cutting edge radius and its manufacturing procedure on the milling performance of PVD coated cemented carbide inserts. Ann CIRP 51(1):61–64

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cortés Rodríguez CJ (2009) Cutting edge preparation of precision tools by applying micro-abrasive jet machining and brushing. Dissertation, Kassel University Press, Kassel

    Google Scholar 

  • Denkena B (2008) CIRP STC-C minutes. Annex A, Aug. 2008

    Google Scholar 

  • Denkena B, Friemuth T, Fedorenko S, Groppe M (2002) An der Schneidewird das Geld verdient: Neue Parameter zur Charakterisierung der Schneidengeometrien an Zerspanwerkzeugen [The money is earned at the cutting edge: new parameters to characterize the cutting edge geometry]. Fertigung Sonderausgabe Werkzeuge 12:24–26 (in German)

    Google Scholar 

  • Denkena B, De Leon L, Köhler J (2008) In der Verrundungliegt das Leistungspotential [The performance lies in the radius of the cutting edge]. WB Werkstatt + Betrieb 10:20–23 (in German)

    Google Scholar 

  • DIN 6582 (1988–2002) Begriffe der Zerspantechnik; Ergänzende Begriffe am Werkzeug, am Schneidkeil und an der Schneide [Terminology of cutting; additional terms for the tool, wedge and the cutting edge]. German Institute for Standardization, Berlin (in German)

    Google Scholar 

  • Guo YB, Chou YK (2004) The determination of ploughing force and its influence on material properties in metal cutting. J Mater Process Technol 148(3):368–375

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rech J, Yenb YC, Schaffc MJ, Hamdia H, Altanb T, Bouzakisd KD (2005) Influence of cutting edge radius on the wear resistance of PM-HSS milling inserts. Wear 259(7–12):1168–1178

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Stevenson R (1998) The measurement of parasitic forces in orthogonal cutting. Int J Mach Tools Manuf 38(1–2):113–130

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wyen CF, Wegener K (2010) Influence of cutting edge radius on cutting forces in machining titanium. CIRP Ann Manuf Technol 59(1):93–96

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wyen CF, Knapp W, Wegener K (2011) A new method for the characterisation of rounded cutting edges. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 59(9–12):899–914

    Google Scholar 

  • Wyen CF, Jäger D, Wegener K (2012) Influence of cutting edge radius on surface integrity and burr formation in milling titanium. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 67(1–4):589–599

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigung (IWF), ETH Zürich, Tannenstrasse 3, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Konrad Wegener

Authors
  1. Konrad Wegener
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Konrad Wegener .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. CIRP Office Intern. Institution for, Paris, France

    The International Academy for Produ

  2. Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Mechanical Engineering Department, Trois-Rivieres, Québec, Canada

    Luc Laperrière

  3. Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany

    Gunther Reinhart

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2015 CIRP

About this entry

Cite this entry

Wegener, K. (2015). Cutting Edge Influence on Machining Titanium Alloy. In: The International Academy for Produ, ., Laperrière, L., Reinhart, G. (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_16677-5

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_16677-5

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-35950-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Reference EngineeringReference Module Computer Science and Engineering

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Societies and partnerships

Search

Navigation