GENERAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYMBOLS DEFINED Explanation of catalog parameters and formula symbols Symbol Unit Designation D Inch Nominal diameter n min-1 RPM ae Inch Width of cut ap Inch Cutting depth fz Inch Feed per tooth f Inch/U Feed per revolution hm Inch Average chip thickness Q ft3/min Chip removal rate vc Inch/min Feed rate C x 45° Chamfer R – Radius GENERAL FORMULI FOR MILLING OPERATIONS Value Unit Formula RPM min-1 n = v––c–×––––1–0––0––0– D·p D·p·n Cutting speed ft/min vc = ––1––0–0––0––– Feed rate in/min vf = fz · Zeff · n Feed per tooth in fz = ––––v–f–––Zeff · n Chip removal rate in3/min Q = a––e––·–a––p––·–v–f– 1000 Average chip thickness in hm = fz · CDae/D 321