Basics of Endmilling

  • Up-cut and Down-cut
  • Side Milling fz fz

Work material Work material Work Feed Direction Work Feed Direction (a) Up-cut (b) Down-cut

  • Slotting

f z Work material Up-cutUp-cut Down-cutDown-cut Work Feed Direction

  • Relation Between Cutting Condition and Deflection

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Work material Work material Work Feed Direction Work Feed Direction

(a) Up-cut (b) Down-cut

  • Wear Amount
  • Surface Roughness
  • Condition

Work: S50C

Feed Dir.Vertical Dir.Endmill: GSX21000C-2D
0.08(ø10mm, 2 teeth)
0.075Cutting Conditions: v =88m/min
c
0.06(N=2800min-1)
Up-cut4
0.05Down-cutv =560mm/min
Down-cutf
0.043(f =0.1mm/t)

z 0.03 Up-cut Down-cut a =15mm Up-cut p

0.02 2 ae=0.5mm 0.01 1 Side Milling

0 50 100 150 200 250 Dry,Air

Cutting Length (m) 0

Side Milling Slotting

Work: Pre-hardened steel Work: Pre-hardened steel

Endmill

(40HRC) (40HRC)

Specifications

Cutting Conditions: v =25m/min Cutting Conditions: v =25m/min

c c

a =12mm a =8mm

p p

a =0.8mma =8mmUp-cutDown-cut
ee
Feed rateFeed rateFeed rateFeed rate
Cat.NumberHelix0.16mm/rev0.11mm/rev0.05mm/rev0.03mm/rev
No.of TeethAngleStyleStyleStyleStyle

Up-cut Down-cut Up-cut Down-cut Up-cut Down-cut Up-cut Down-cut

2 30°

4 30°

Cutting surface · The tool tip tends to back off with the down-cut. · The side of the slot tends to cut into the up-cut side toward the bottom of the slot.

Results

Reference surface · 4 teeth offers more rigidity and less backing off. · 4 teeth offers higher rigidity and less deflection.