Milling Cutting force (N) ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm) ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm)ap (mm) LPR Lead angle 0°/ 2° MEC/MECX Features of MEC Cutting performance of mec end mill Good squareness 1. Cutting edge length 10mm type (Standard/Same shank with JT chipbreaker) Cuttingdia. Description Overhang Shapelength LPR(mm) ø10 MEC10-S10-11 17 - 90° ø12 MEC12-S16-11 20 30 ø16 MEC16-S16-11T 30 45 ø20 MEC20-S20-11T 30 45 13μm 18μm 29μm MEC End Mill Competitor A Competitor B ø25 MEC25-S25-11T 32 48 (Internal evaluation) ø32 MEC32-S32-11T 40 60 (Vc=120m/min Workpiece material: S50C) Low cutting force Cutting force comparison Description Shouldering(Cutting width ae=DC/2) SlottingRamping and helical milling 5,000 10 10 8 8 4,000 6 6 MEC10-S10-11 4 4 3,000 2 2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 2,000 fz (mm/t) fz (mm/t) M 1,000 10 1088 0 6 6 MEC end mill Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C MEC12-S16-11 4 4 Tool dia. ø20 S50C 2 2 Vc = 100 m/min Shouldering ap x ae = 9 x 10 mm 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 fz = 0.2 mm/t Dry (Internal evaluation) fz (mm/t) fz (mm/t) 10 10 Chipbreaker 8 8 6 6 MEC16-S16-11T 4 4 2 2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 fz (mm/t) fz (mm/t) JT chipbreaker JA chipbreaker (General purpose) (For aluminum) 10 10 8 8 6 6 MEC20-S20-11T 4 4 2 2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 fz (mm/t) fz (mm/t) JS chipbreaker 10 10 (Low cutting force) 8 8 6 6 MEC25-S25-11T 4 4 2 2 Cutting force 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 20% lower fz (mm/t) fz (mm/t) 10 10 8 8 6 6 MEC32-S32-11T 4 4 2 2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 fz (mm/t) fz (mm/t) M58