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surface finish (Ra) vs. feed rate
| From the approach described in ISO 1940-1, the requirements for maximum | Comparing the cutting forces can provide a reference for the balancing |
| residual unbalance become very strict as speed increases. For example, a G 2.5 | requirements. Generally, finishing operations generate lower cutting forces and |
| balancing grade can become unpractical at 25,000 RPM for a tool with a mass | require a better balance quality. Though rotating components should always be |
| of 1 kg. The chart shows that the maximum residual unbalance would be 1 gmm, | balanced, in most cases it is sufficient to keep the unbalance forces to 5–10% |
| which could be very time consuming to be achieved or even beyond the accuracy | of the cutting forces. |
of the balancing machine.