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Article

Influence of Rake Angles of Multi-Position Tool on Cutting Characteristics

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The Graduate Institute of Precision Manufacturing, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Tai-Chung 406, Taiwan
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Tai-Chung 406, Taiwan
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Appl. Syst. Innov. 2018, 1(2), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/asi1020018
Submission received: 19 April 2018 / Revised: 28 May 2018 / Accepted: 28 May 2018 / Published: 14 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected papers from IEEE ICASI 2018)

Abstract

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During current high-speed cutting processing, the requirements on the CNC machine tool, controller, and cutting technique has become higher and higher. This research focuses on cutting tools, when the rake angles of different tools cause the shearing cut to change, and when the cutting force and cutting resistance are changed accordingly. In general, the rake angle is smaller in rough machining and bigger in finish machining. Therefore, the size of the rake angle should be decided on by considering the workpiece, feed-rate, cutting depth, cutting speed, cutter life, etc. In this research, we make different changes to the rake angle of the milling cutter and do real cutting tests to discuss the impact that rake angle change has on its processing characteristics. During the cutting experiment, by setting different cutting parameters, this research aims to get cutting force data using the dynamometer and the signal interceptor, and to analyze the relevance of the cutting force change, abrasion of tool, surface roughness, and chip morphology of different rake angles. This will be done through observation when the rake angle is 0°, when the cutting force in the X/Y/Z direction is the smallest, when the depth of the cut is 0.1 to 0.3 mm, and when the tangential shear cutting constant Kts is reduced by 50%.

1. Introduction

By changing different rake angles of tools, Lin [1] verified that when the rake angle of tools is increased, the maximum equivalent stress, the unit cutting force, and the cuttings temperature will decrease. Huang [2] once discussed the milling force and the post-processing surface roughness of the medium carbon steel and the fast cutting steel during turning and milling, and the experiment results showed that, under the same conditions, the smaller the cutting force endured by the tool during the cutting, the better the machinability was for the workpiece material. Moreover, a larger helical angle of the cutting tools means a bigger cutting rake angle, and thus the surface abrasion between the cuttings and the tool will be reduced and the shearing strain will also be reduced. However, the effective shear angle will be increased, which reduces the cutting force gradually [3,4] so as to improve the processing efficiency. Many domestic scholars have carried out research in the field of measuring cutting force.
This research will apply the same holder to adjust the rake angle of the tool, and the cutting force change will then be observed. Furthermore, the ploughing force and the size effect during machining will be discussed, and the shearing effect of the face will be analyzed.
Koenigsberger and Sabberwal [5] have reported the empirical equation related to tangential force:
f t = c t ( t c ) × t x × sin θ = k t × t x × sin θ
In the mode of radial force established by Tlusty and Macneil [6], kr is the fixed ratio of the radial force and tangential force, and their relationship is shown as below:
f r = k r × f t
where in tc is the average cutting thickness, kt is the tangential cutting pressure constant. If the above equation does not consider the size effect, the kt is the definite value during cutting. However, if it does consider the size effect, kt will change with the cutting angle and therefore, the material characteristics, cutting parameters, and other factors must be considered when establishing the cutting mode. However, most scholars regard kt as a definite value during their research of the cutting force mode.

2. Experimental

2.1. Cutting Tool Design with Adjustable Angle

This research adopts the adjustable holder as shown in Figure 1, which can be applied to study high-speed cutting on the fixed holder and blade. The rake angle of the tool is mainly adjusted, and different rake angles of the tools have obviously different cutting characteristics. The key components of the adjustable cutting tools include the holder body, the rotation mechanism components, the positioning components, the anchor screws to the rotation mechanism components, the disposable blade, the anchor screws to the blade, and other important components. The rotation mechanism components are mainly adjusted and are fixed at different processing feed-rate speeds with different materials, as shown in Figure 2. The tool rake angle α and tool clearance angle η will have different changes when adjusting the rotation mechanism components. The right side shows the side view, and the left side shows the front view—as shown in Figure 3. In this research, the analysis and studies will be carried out from different perspectives.
In Figure 3, α is the rake angle and η is the clearance angle.

2.2. Mathematical Model Derivation

In general, cylindrical coordinate system ρrh changes with the rotation of the tool during milling, as shown in Figure 4. The angle ρ is Zero when the height (h) of one point at the edge of the milling cutter is zero (h = 0), and when the relationship of ρ and h is as below [7,8,9]:
h ( ρ ) = R tan α [ ρ ( k 1 ) ρ a ]
( k 1 ) ρ p ρ ( k 1 ) ρ p + ρ a , k = 1 , 2 , 3 , , N
ρp is the included angle between the blades, while ρa shows the relationship between the tool and its cutting height da. However, the main effect variables of milling are the axial cutting depth da, the radius of milling cutter R, the rake angle or helical angle α of the tool, and other parameters.
ρ p = 2 π N
ρ a = d a R tan α
When the rectangular coordinate system X-Y-Z is overlapped with the cylindrical milling cutter coordinate, the heading direction of the work-piece is the same as the X-axis during the test. In addition, the θ angle is the cutting rotation angle between the tool and the work-piece during cutting, as shown in Figure 4.
X-Y-Z coordinates are those for the work-piece during cutting when the milling cutter is fed along the Z axis, and when the rotation angle of the tool is θ. The relationship between the milling cutter ρ and the tool rotation angle ϕ can be shown on the work-piece coordinates as below.
During milling, the radial cutting-in dr and the offset C affect the relationship between the initial feed-rate angle θ1 and the final cutting angle θ2. The cutting thickness tc is a function of θ, and the relation is as below:
θ 1 = cos 1 ( R C R )
θ 2 = cos 1 ( 1 C + d r R )
t c = t x sin ( θ )
During cutting, there is a contact point on the fillet of the cutting edge, as shown in Figure 5. The material above this point will be pushed to produce chips, and the material under this point will be pushed into the bottom of the tool. Then, the work-piece surface will be formed after the flank leaves. The position of the contact point will change with the geometrical shape and material of the tool, the material of the work-piece, and the cutting parameters [3]. The cutting force F is divided into ploughing force FP and shear force FS.
The impact of shear force and ploughing force on milling force can be divided into tangential, radial, and axial partial milling force, and the expression is shown in the below Equations (17)–(19).
The tangential, radial, and axial partial milling forces are shown in the following equation:
d f t = k t s t x sin θ d h + k t p d h
d f r = k r s k t s t x sin θ d h + k r p k t p d h
d f a = k a s k t s t x sin θ d h + k a p k t p d h
The partial cutting by sorting is shown as below:
[ d f t d f r d f a ] = [ 1 k r s k a s ] k t s t x sin θ d h + [ 1 k r p k a p ] k t p d h
The process of converting the tangential force, radial force, and axial force into the X-Y-Z coordinated system is as follows:
[ d f x d f y d f z ] = [ cos θ sin θ 0 sin θ cos θ 0 0 0 1 ] [ d f t d f r d f a ]
= [ 1 k r s 0 k r s 1 0 0 0 k a s ] k t s t x [ sin 2 θ 2 1 cos 2 θ 2 sin θ ] d h + [ 1 k r p 0 k r p 1 0 0 0 k a p ] k t p [ cos θ sin θ 1 ] d h
= q s p s d h + q p p p d h
The p s ( θ ) ,   p p ( θ ) is limited by the initial cutting angle θ1 and the final cutting angle θ2 during machining. Therefore, the basic cutting function must be multiplied with a cutting window function W (θ, h). During cutting, θ will be changed by the height of milling h and the partial milling force mode when considering the cutting window is as follows:
w ( θ ) = { 1 w h e n . . θ [ θ 1 , θ 2 ] 0 o t h e r w i s e
The single blade cutting mode is obtained from the integration of the partial milling force function and the cutting height, which can be shown as follows:
f j ( φ ) = d f = 0 d a [ q s ] [ p s ] + [ q p ] [ p p ] w ( θ ) d h
t s ( ϕ ) = k = δ ( ϕ ( k 1 ) β p )
f ( ϕ ) = t s ( ϕ ) * f j ( ϕ )
The * stands for the operational symbol of convolution. During single blade cutting, it can be the convolution of the partial milling force function. General tools can do multi-blade milling, and the tools continuously rotate to cause the periodic change of the milling force. The periodicity is β p = 2 π / Z , therefore the force that is measured during processing is a periodic cutting force. The single blade mode is extended to be multi-blade periodic cutting force, by calculating the convolution of the single blade cutting force and the blade sequence function ts ( ϕ ). The total cutting force mode is as follows:
The average milling force is the important reference data during milling. The functions of the Fourier transform can be obtained when calculating the average value of the periodic function:
F ( ω ) = T S ( ω ) F j ( ω )
= N k = δ ( ω N k ) F j ( ω )
The Fourier transform equation for the TS (ω) blade sequence function ts ( ϕ ) is:
T S ( ω ) = N k = δ ( ω N K )
We make the Fourier transform based on the above equation. The total milling force function can be shown as the form of Fourier transform series:
f ( ϕ ) = 1 2 π F ( ω ) e j ω ϕ d ω = k = A [ N k ] e j N k ϕ
A [ N k ] = N 2 π Q s ( N k ) P s ( N k ) + N 2 π Q p ( N k ) P p ( N k )
The specific cutting force constant is the important parameter to calculate the cutting force. This can be used to calculate the six unknown specific cutting force constants kts, krs, kas, ktp, krp, and kap by adopting slot milling and semi-slot milling. The equation is as follows [9,10,11]:
[ k t s t x k r s k t s t x k a s k t s t x k t p k r p k t p k a p k t p ] = 2 π N R 0 T 1 [ A x h s [ 0 ] A y h s [ 0 ] A z h s [ 0 ] A x s [ 0 ] A y s [ 0 ] A z s [ 0 ] ]
Therefore, the integrated convolution cutting force mode of milling cutter’s slot milling can be set up. The convolution cutting force mode includes tool geometry (radius, helical angle), cutting conditions (axial and radial cutting depth), material parameters (specific cutting force constant), and other important parameters in the milling process. These can be applied to imitate cutting under various milling conditions [4,12,13].

2.3. Equipment and Method

Two different materials of medium carbon steel S45C are used in this cutting experiment. The cutting signal is read by a dynamometer and data capture box, and the cutting force data are then analyzed by software. Relevant comparisons are then made after these calculations. The cutting experiment and the measurement method are shown in Figure 6. Moreover, the chips of milling and the blades are sorted, and a picture is taken to observe the tool abrasion and chip change so as to explain the status and phenomenon of the experiment. The tested work-piece applies the surface rough-meter to measure the surface profile of each finished surface. The feed per tooth (ft) has three feed per tooth of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 (mm/tooth). The cutting depth (ap) has three equal parameters of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mm. The specifications of the tools are shown in Table 1. Tool material of H type is then coated in material TiALN. Cutting condition in the spindle speed by corporation to the recommended value, when the used S45C material by the spindle rotation speed for N = 2500 rpm, the experiment flow chart as shown in Figure 6b.
Experiments using the machine tool is gantry-type for three-axis vertical machining centres. Spindle speed is 14,000 rpm and the spindle taper is in the form of HSK-A80. The X/Y/Z axis has a rapid feed-rate of 20 m/min and a working feed-rate of 8 m/min.

3. Discussion

3.1. The Impact of Different Cutting Depths on Cutting Characteristics

Different tool rake angles in cutting characteristics can obviously affect the cutting force. When the cutting rake angle and cutting depth is too big, the cutting force also increases relatively, as shown in Figure 7a–c. The main reason for this is that when the rake angle is big, the contact area of the flank is increased, which causes an increase of the cutting force. In this experiment, the direction of the X axis is the feed-rate cutting direction, thereby the cutting force in the direction of the X axis is big. With different cutting depths, the bigger the cutting depth is, the smaller the stress the Z axis is, which is mainly affected by the size effect. Therefore, the tangential shear effect and the tangential plough effect will be discussed.
Generally, Kts is the tangential shear constant, and its unit is MPa or N/mm2. In the physical sense, it means the energy consumption when removing work-piece material per unit volume, in the unit of (J/mm3). It can be divided into shear effect and plough effect in general cutting. In shear effect, Kts is the cutting constant of tangential shear force, which can stand for the tangential cutting power of removing the non-deformable chip sectional area per unit, or the power of removing material per unit volume. This includes the chip deformation energy of the main shear area and the energy consumption caused by abrasion of the second shear area and tool rake angle. This parameter can be used to estimate the difficulty level of removing the material. In the plough effect, Kts is the cutting constant of the ploughing force, which can stand for the abrasion of the contact width between the unit tool and work-piece and the plough effect. Therefore, the cutting constant of the tangential plough force has much to do with the abrasion of the flank.
The cutting force constant will be increased as the cutting depth becomes smaller. This is mainly because of the size effect during cutting processing. Shaw [14] illustrates this with the dislocation theory, as a big shear force must be given to the cutting material with a small shear area to cause plastic deformation. Figure 8 shows that the smaller the feed per tooth tc is, the bigger the tangential shear cutting constant Kts is. As shown in Figure 8, the smaller the cutting chip thickness is, the bigger the driving force that is needed in processing [15]. Correspondingly, the shear cutting constant is bigger, and the average cutting force is also obviously improved. The precipitation of material by hardening, and the size effect are main reasons for this [16,17,18,19,20,21,22].
The ploughing force mainly shows the relationship between the contact length of the flank and the work-piece [8], as shown in Figure 9. When the cutting rake angle is increased, the contact length of the flank and the work-piece is also increased, which causes the increase of the ploughing force. Thereby, the cutting rake angle increases relative to increases in the cutting force, which is mainly because the increase in the contact length of the flank and work-piece causes the increase of the tangential plough constant. Therefore, the tool clearance angle will be increased relatively when the cutting rake angle increases.

3.2. The Impact of Different Feed-Rates on Cutting Characteristics

When the rake angle of the tool is changed at the same cutting depth, when the rake angle of the tool increases, the cutting force also increases (shown in Figure 10a,b). The main reason for this is the increase of the contact length of the flank. When the cutting feed-rate is increased, the cutting force gradually approaches to stability. Therefore, high-speed cutting is better for cutting processing.
When the cutting depth is a definite value, we observed a relationship between the tangential shear constant and the cutting rake angle, as shown in Figure 11. The feed-rate per tooth of Ft = 0.3 mm/tooth is bigger than Ft = 0.1 mm/tooth in the tangential shear constant. Therefore, the impact of the feed-rate per tooth and the tool rake angle on the tangential shear constant is non-significant.
The feed-rate per tooth of Ft = 0.3 mm/tooth is bigger than Ft = 0.1 mm/tooth in the tangential plough constant. The main reason for this is that Ft = 0.3 mm/tooth of the feed system is big, the contact distance with the flank is long, and thereby the tangential plough constant is big (as shown in Figure 12).

4. Conclusions

  • In order to avoid increasing the tangential plough constant and the tangential shear constant of tools, which might increase the cutting force and further reduce the service life of tools, the clearance angle of the tools should be increased. This is because, as the cutting rake angle increases, when the rake angle is 0°, the cutting force in the X/Y/Z direction is the smallest.
  • The smaller the cutting depth is, the bigger the tangential plough constant and the tangential shear constant are. The main reason for this is that the size effect causes the bigger tangential shear constant, and the contact length of the flank is the primary cause for the big tangential plough constant.
  • When the cutting feed-rate is changed, the bigger the feed-rate is, the bigger the tangential plough constant and the tangential shear constant are. The main reason for this is that the removal rate per unit of time is big, however the effect is not too big and the impact on the different rake angle of tools is not obvious.

Author Contributions

C.-H.P. design and analysis of tool handles; S.-H.C. machine test and analysis.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Acknowledgments

This research received no external funding

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Adjustable holder design.
Figure 1. Adjustable holder design.
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Figure 2. Mechanism to change the rake angle.
Figure 2. Mechanism to change the rake angle.
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Figure 3. Impact of rake angle change on the rake angle and clearance angle.
Figure 3. Impact of rake angle change on the rake angle and clearance angle.
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Figure 4. Milling cutter coordinate system.
Figure 4. Milling cutter coordinate system.
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Figure 5. Diagram of shear force and ploughing force.
Figure 5. Diagram of shear force and ploughing force.
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Figure 6. (a) Experiment equipment and method of measurement; (b) Experiment flow chart.
Figure 6. (a) Experiment equipment and method of measurement; (b) Experiment flow chart.
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Figure 7. (a) The impact of different cutting depths of 0.1 mm on the cutting force; (b) The impact of different cutting depths of 0.2 mm on the cutting force; (c) The impact of different cutting depths of 0.3 mm on the cutting force.
Figure 7. (a) The impact of different cutting depths of 0.1 mm on the cutting force; (b) The impact of different cutting depths of 0.2 mm on the cutting force; (c) The impact of different cutting depths of 0.3 mm on the cutting force.
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Figure 8. The impact of different cutting depths on the tangential shear constant.
Figure 8. The impact of different cutting depths on the tangential shear constant.
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Figure 9. Impact of different cutting depths on the tangential plough constant.
Figure 9. Impact of different cutting depths on the tangential plough constant.
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Figure 10. (a) The impact of the different feed-rate of 0.1 mm/min on cutting force; (b) The impact of different feed-rates of 0.3 mm/min on cutting force.
Figure 10. (a) The impact of the different feed-rate of 0.1 mm/min on cutting force; (b) The impact of different feed-rates of 0.3 mm/min on cutting force.
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Figure 11. The impact of the different feed-rate per tooth on the tangential shear constant.
Figure 11. The impact of the different feed-rate per tooth on the tangential shear constant.
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Figure 12. The impact of the different feed-rate per tooth on the tangential plough constant.
Figure 12. The impact of the different feed-rate per tooth on the tangential plough constant.
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Table 1. Relative specifications of the tools and blade.
Table 1. Relative specifications of the tools and blade.
Specification of HolderItem No. of BladeMaterial of ToolTooth QtyCompany
BXD4000R252SA25SAXDGT1550PDER-G15Coated TiAlN2MITSUBISHI

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