*3.3. Tool Wear Analysis*

In the present section, the results regarding the tool wear analysis will be presented. This section is divided into two subsections, one focusing on the wear measurements performed according to the descriptions in Section 2, as well as the characterization of the wear sustained on the tools' rake and clearance faces. In the other subsection, the analysis of the wear mechanisms identified in the analyzed tools will be presented. The obtained results will be discussed and related to the machined surface quality achieved with the tested tools in an attempt to relate the tools' wear to these results. Furthermore, the influence of the machining parameters on the tools' wear will be discussed.
