Cutting Forces Parametric Model for the Dry High Speed Contour Milling of Aerospace Aluminium Alloys

Abstract

Cutting forces is one of the most important outputs in material removal machining processes. Their values depend on a large number of parameters, such as the cutting tool material and geometry, the workpiece material or the cutting parameters, among others. In this paper, cutting forces behavior have been analyzed as a function of feedrate and cutting speed, for the high-speed peripheral milling of UNS A92024-T3 (Al-Cu) stacks. This alloy is widely used in the manufacturing process of aircraft structural elements. From this analysis, different parametric models have been adjusted to experimental data, establishing Fn=f(fz,V) relationships that allow an approximation to the values of force components for machining conditions dependent on those variables.