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Micromilling of Ti-6Al-4V alloy for high-aspect-ratio thin walls and dimensional error compensation based on an online compensation system
Yang Li
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School of Medical Imaging, Qilu Medical University, Zibo, 255000, China
Xiang Cheng
School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China
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This investigation is a further study on the consideration of the cutting edge radius of the cutter and the material of the workpiece based on the methods of finite element simulation and the micro end cutting experiment. The minimum undeformed chip thickness (MUCT) value increases with the increase of the cutting edge radius, no matter which process. In this study, the influence of important variables on MUCT is studied as much as possible to reflect a real application situation.
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Short summary
A special deformation prediction model for titanium alloy in thin wall machining is established and calibrated by micromilling experiments. The model has been successfully evaluated by micromilling experiments. It shows that the dimensional errors of the thin wall made of Ti-6Al-4V are significantly reduced after on-machine radial cutting depth compensations. The relative errors have been reduced from 16.5 % to 3.9 %.
A special deformation prediction model for titanium alloy in thin wall machining is established...