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This paper presents a method to obtain the specific cutting coefficients needed to predict the milling forces using a mechanistic model of the process. The specific coefficients depend on the tool–material couple and the geometry of the tool, usually being calculated from a series of experimental tests. In this case, the experimental work is substituted for virtual experiments, carried out using a finite element method model of the cutting process. Through this approach, the main drawbacks of both types of models are solved; it is possible to simulate end milling operations with complex tool geometries using fast mechanistic models and replacing the experimental work by virtual machining, a more general and cheap way to do it. This methodology has been validated for end milling operations in AISI 4340 steel.
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Gonzalo, O., Jauregi, H., Uriarte, L.G. et al. Prediction of specific force coefficients from a FEM cutting model. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 43, 348–356 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-008-1717-9
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