Chipbreakers

Factors affecting chip control

  • Of these, feed has the greatest eff ect Vc = 200 m/min

Vc = 100 m/min followed by depth of cut and cutting speed in order listed. (1) Cutting conditions

  • Feed is proportionate to the thickness of

1 Feed chips.

  • Depth of cut is proportionate to the width of

2 Depth of cut chips. Effective

  • There are optimum values (eff ective range) in range

3 Cutting speed feed and depth of cut.

  • Cutting speed is in inverse proportion to chip thickness. Eff ective range becomes narrow at high speed. Feed: f (mm/rev)
  • These are related to thickness of chips and ease of curling. Mild steel Hard steel

(2) Workpiece material Mild steel chips are thicker than those of 1 Alloy element hard steel. 2 Hardness Hard steel chips are liable to curl more than those of mild steel. 3 Heat treatment

  • Chips that do not curl are thin. As an

condition exception, in case of mild steel even if thick, may not curl. Feed: (mm/rev) f

  • Side cutting edge angle is relative to chip thickness and width
(3) Tool geometry• Side cutting edge angle is preferably
1 Side cuttingsmall.
edge angle• Nose radius is relative to thickness and
2 Nose radiuswidth and the direction of fl owing out.
  • In fi nishing, small nose radius, whilst for rough cutting, large nose radius is better.

S.C.E.A: small S.C.E.A: large Nose radius: small Nose radius: large

Feed: f (mm/rev)

• Rake angle is in inverse proportion to chipRake angle: smallRake angle: large
Breaker width: smallBreaker width: large
thickness.Breaker depth: small
Breaker depth: large
(4) Shape of chipbreaker• Depending on the Workpiece material,
1 Rake anglethere is an optimum value.
  • Chipbreaker width is selected
2 Chipbreaker widthproportionately to feed.
3 Chipbreaker depth• Narrow at low feed and wide at high feed.
  • Chipbreaker depth is to be selected so as to be inversely proportionate to feed.
  • Deep at low feed and shallow at high feed. Feed: f (mm/rev)
  • Eff ective range is wider with wet cutting.
  • Especially at low feed range is liable to Wet cutting

Dry cutting curl. (5) Coolant

Feed: f (mm/rev)

(6) Machine 1 Rigidity 2 Power limit

  • The machine has enough power and mechanical strength.
  • Select the machine consistent with the size of Workpiece material to be used.