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Theoretical and experimental investigation of the effects of an irregular-pitch cutter on vibration in face-milling

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In the present work, cutting-force models of single-tooth and multi-teeth face-milling cutters were set up. Based on a spectrum analysis of cutting force, the vibration mechanism of a face-milling cutter of irregular pitch was investigated theoretically. The single-objective function and constraint conditions were derived. A general-purpose irregular-pitch face-milling cutter subsequently was designed and tested, and its performance was compared with that of a regular-pitch cutter. The experimental results showed that the irregular-pitch face-milling cutter not only reduces vibration and noise but also enhances surface-finish quality.

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  1. Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Shijiazhuang Institute of Railway Technology, Shijiazhuang, 050041, P.R. China

    Hui Li

  2. First Department, Shijiazhuang Mechanical Engineering College, Shijiazhuang, 050003, P.R. China

    Haiqi Zheng & Liwei Tang

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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Eung Soo Shin

Hui Li received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Hebei Polytechnic University, Hebei, China, in 1991. He received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin University of Science and Technology, Heilongjiang, China, in 1994, and his Ph.D. from Tianjin University’s School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin, China, in 2003. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Shijiazhuang Mechanical Engineering College from August 2003 to September 2005, and at Beijing Jiaotong University from March 2006 to December 2008. He is currently a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Shijiazhuang Institute of Railway Technology, China. His research and teaching interests include hybrid drive mechanisms, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, mechatronics, CAD/CAPP, and signal processing for machine health monitoring, diagnosis and prognosis. He is currently a senior member of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering.

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Li, H., Zheng, H. & Tang, L. Theoretical and experimental investigation of the effects of an irregular-pitch cutter on vibration in face-milling. J Mech Sci Technol 24, 2169–2174 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-010-0818-1

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