TURNING & MILLING Chipmaking Processes - Answers Definition - Material removal by relative
motion between a tool and a workpiece
Chipmaking - Advantages - Answers Close dimensional tolerances Hardened materials can be
machined Flexible with regard to geometry and materials Special surfaces quite feasible
Tooling universal Small lot runs not cost prohibitive
Chipmaking - Disadvantages - Answers Slow More energy intensive than forming or shaping
Material waste usually exceeds 30% Surface quality and integrity adversely affected
Independent Variables in Chipmaking - Answers Tool material and its hardness Tool shape,
surface finish and edge sharpness Workpiece material, hardness V = Cutting Speed d = Depth of
cut Use of a cutting fluid
Dependent Variables in Chipmaking - Answers - Type of chip produced
- Force required to push tool into workpiece
- Energy required from the machine tool
- Temperature rise in the chip, tool and workpiece
- Surface finish of workpiece
- Surface integrity of workpiece
Idealized Model of Turning - Answers Cutting Time, t = l / f N
Where: t is time in min.
l is length of cut in inches
f is feed in inches/rev.
N is RPM (rev. per min.)
Cutting Tool Definitions - Turning - Answers Depth of Cut - d Distance tool is set to cut into the
workpiece (inches) Feed, or Feed Rate - f Distance tool traverses per revolution of workpiece
(inches per rev) Rotational Speed - N Revolutions per min of workpiece, RPM Cutting Speed - V
Velocity of outside diameter of workpiece, always in feet per min, or fpm.
Mechanics of Chip Formation - Answers - Chips are produced by a shearing process along the
shear plane
- Chips are always thicker than the depth of cut