Difficult-to-cut materials, such as titanium- and nickel base alloys, are of great importance for the aerospace industry. However, they entail major challenges for machining processes, due to the high thermo-mechanical… Click to show full abstract
Difficult-to-cut materials, such as titanium- and nickel base alloys, are of great importance for the aerospace industry. However, they entail major challenges for machining processes, due to the high thermo-mechanical tool load. To meet these challenges, various lubrication and cooling strategies have been developed, but their effect on the load collective has not been sufficiently investigated. In this paper, the influence of different lubrication/cooling strategies on the end milling tools’ core temperature and the resulting active force affecting the tool while milling Ti6Al4V are investigated. Therefore, an adapted sensory tool holder with wireless data transmission was used.
               
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