Finite element modeling for prediction the effect of nose radius on cutting forces for titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy

• Main Authors: Ali M.H., Mohamed B., Ansari M.N.M., Khidhir B.A.
• Other Authors: 54392506800
• Format: Article
• Published: International Hellenic University - School of Science 2023
• Subjects: Cutting forces; Finite element modeling (FEM); Nose radius; Titanium (ti-6al-4v) alloy.; ABAQUS; Aluminum alloys; Cutting; Cutting tools; Milling (machining); Ternary alloys; Titanium; Titanium alloys; Face-milling operations; Machining Process; Main cutting forces; Orthogonal cutting; Software simulation; Ti-6 Al-4 V; Finite element method

This paper presents a study the effect of nose radius (Rz-mm) on the cutting forces during the machining process in a face milling operation for titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy. To improve the prediction of the effect of nose radius (Rz-mm) on cutting force components so the cutting tests were performed with various nose radiuses (Rz-mm) while the depth of cut (d-mm), feed rate (f-mm/tooth) and cutting speed (vc-m/ min) were remained constant. The main cutting force (Fc) and feed cutting force (Ft) were measured by using the ABAQUS/EXPLICIT software simulation through the development a two-dimensional orthogonal cutting process of finite-element modeling. The results led to the conclusion that the nose radius (Rz-mm) has affected directly on the cutting force components. An increase in the nose radius (Rz-mm) led to more convergence in terms of behavior between the main cutting force (Fc) and feed cutting force (Ft) and its direct effect on the quality and quantity of product. � 2012 Kavala Institute of Technology.