Surface Quality Evaluation in the Milling Process Using a Ball Nose End Mill
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Abstract
Shaped surfaces are increasingly used in the field of mold-making for casting or injection molding, where future products include shapes with different curvatures. These are surfaces that form convex curves, concave curves, or a combination thereof. Given these machined surfaces, it is important to know the impact of the finishing strategies on these surfaces. This paper deals with the comparison of finishing milling strategies in the production of shaped surfaces and the analysis of different methods for the evaluation of surface topography. In addition, the experimental results evaluate the roughness of the machined surface and surface shape variations. The material used for the experiments was AlCu4Mg aluminum alloy, and Constant Z, spiral and spiral circle strategies were chosen for the finishing strategies. The evaluation of surface topography and surface roughness was carried out at three different specimen heights with respect to the tool’s contact with the machined surface.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced machining processes and optimization · Manufacturing Process and Optimization · Engineering Technology and Methodologies
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Department of Technology, Materials and Computer-Aided Production, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 040 02 Košice, Slovakia
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Prototyping and Innovation Centre, Technical University of Košice, Park Komenského 12/a, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Department of Machining and Manufacturing Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 1, 010-26 Žilina, Slovakia
Funding
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
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