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as necessary –Water –Water –Water Soluble Soluble Soluble Oil OilororOil Air AirorBlast: Blast: Air Blast: Tool ToolSteels, Tool Steels, Steels, Mold MoldMold &&Die Die &Steels, Steels, Die Steels, Carbon Carbon Carbon ororAlloy Alloy or Alloy Steels Steels Steels • Maintain clean coolant with appropriate concentration –Water –Water –Water Soluble Soluble Soluble Oil: Oil:Stainless Stainless Oil: Stainless Steels, Steels, Steels, Titanium, Titanium, Titanium, High HighHigh Temperature Temperature Temperature Alloys, Alloys, Alloys, Non-Ferrous Non-Ferrous Non-Ferrous Alloys Alloys Alloys • General recommendations: —Water Soluble Oil or Air Blast: Tool Steels, Mold & Die Steels, Carbon or Alloy Steels Methods Methods Methods • •Climb Climb • Climb milling milling milling isisgenerally generally is generally preferred preferred preferred —Water Soluble Oil: Stainless Steels, Titanium, High Temperature Alloys, Non-Ferrous Alloys • •Attention Attention • Attention totoprogramming programming to programming details, details, details, tool toolholders, tool holders, holders, TIR, TIR,balance, TIR, balance, balance, fixturing, fixturing, fixturing, etc. etc.improve etc. improve improve cutting cutting cutting tool tool tool performance performance performanceand andextend and extend extend tool toollife tool life life Methods • Climb milling is generally preferred • Attention to programming details, tool holders, TIR, balance, fixturing, etc. improve cutting tool performance and extend tool life END ENDEND MILLING MILLING MILLING GUIDELINE GUIDELINE GUIDELINE END MILLING GUIDELINE DD1 1==cutting Dcutting 1 = cutting diameter diameter diameter LL2 2==flute Lflute 2 = length flute length length D1 = cutting diameter L2 = flute length Speeds Speeds Speeds and andFeeds Speeds and Feeds and Feeds for forCut Feeds Cut for forTypes Types Cut CutTypes are arebased Types based are arebased on onRadial basedRadial on onRadial Width Width Width Radial (Width ( Rw Rw ( ( Rw ) 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Straight Plunge Plunge Plunge Ramp RampRamp Ramp RampRamp Pre-drilling is the preferred entry Alternative methods are helical and straight ramping. H igh Plunge only in non-ferrous Pre-drilling Pre-drilling Pre-drillingisisthe theispreferred the preferred preferred Alternative Alternative Alternative methodsmethods methods are arehelical are helical helical and andstraight and straight straight ramping. ramping. ramping. Plunge Plunge onlyin Plunge only innon-ferrous onlynon-ferrous in non-ferrous method for most applications. ramp angles require reduced feed. Lower ramp a ngles will and short-chipping materials entryentry entry method method method for for most formost most High HighHigh ramp rampramp angles anglesangles requirerequire require reducedreduced reduced feed. feed.feed. Lower Lower Lower ramp rampramp and andshort-chipping and short-chipping short-chipping materials materials materials allow higher feed rates and extend tool life. Use slotting using slotting speeds and applications. applications. applications. anglesangles angles will willallow will allow allow higher higher higher feed feedfeed rates ratesrates and andextend and extend extend tool toollife. tool life. life. using usingslotting slotting using speeds speeds slotting and and and speeds speeds and feeds for ramp angles of 1° to 2°. R educe feed to 25% slotting feeds. Use Useslotting Use slotting slottingspeeds speeds speeds and andfeeds and feeds feeds for forramp for ramp ramp anglesangles angles ofof1°1°of toto1°2°.to 2°. 25% 2°. 25%slotting 25% slotting slotting feeds. feeds. feeds. 25% when ramp angles approach 6°. G eneral purpose tools ReduceReduce Reduce feed feedfeed toto25%to when 25% 25% when when ramp rampramp anglesangles angles approach approach approach 6°. 6°. 6°. and/or difficult to machine materials will require lower ramp General General General purposepurpose purpose tools toolstools and/orand/or and/or difficult difficult difficulttotomachine to machine machine angles and reduced feed. materials materials materials will willrequire will require require lower lowerlower ramp rampramp anglesangles angles and andreduced and reducedreducedfeed. feed.feed. 22 END MILLS END MILLS www.kyocera-sgstool.com