Wear of Solid Carbide Ball Nose End Mill

摘要

The cutting tools are an important part of the production process and represent a significant share in the costs of manufactured products. Evaluation of their condition is an important task, and efficient use of cutting abilities is one of the ways to reduce production costs. This paper outlines the methods for determining the tool life and wear level of solid carbide ball nose end mills. There have been considerations of the wear of the ball nose end mill's cutting edge involved in the machining process. We demonstrate the need for developing a computer system for the prediction of wear of ball nose end mills operating under variable (random) technological and geometric machining parameters.