Symbol Value Unit Milling Cutter Nomenclature: Ball Nose Mills For Finishing Cuts
Symbol Value Unit Milling Cutter Nomenclature: Ball Nose Mills For Finishing Cuts
Symbol Value Unit Milling Cutter Nomenclature: Ball Nose Mills For Finishing Cuts
Machining Conditions
Maximum spindle speed of the milling machine
Cutting speed (surface feet)
Depth of cut / stock to remove (d.o.c.)
Effective cutting diameter (if tip cutting)
Width of cut
Feed per tooth
Feed per revolution
Feed rate without adjustment to axial depth of cut
Feed rate adjusted to axial depth of cut (if d < D/2)
Feed per rev. adjusted to axial depth of cut (d < D/2)
Feed per tooth adjusted to axial depth of cut (d < D/2)
Symbol
Value
Unit
D
Z
Ze
0.500
2
2
in.
Symbol
Value
Unit
nmax
Vc
d
De
9000
600
0.015
0.171
rpm
sfm
in.
in.
1 or 2
n
n
w
f
fz
F
Fd
fd
fzd
2
6549
6549
0.171
0.0020
0.0040
26.2
76.8
0.0117
0.0059
Q
Qd
0.07
0.20
rpm
rpm
in.
ipt
in.
ipm
ipm
in.
in.
in3/min
in3/min
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Height
Stepover
0.75
0.0001
0.01731935
** If cutting is to be only at
the tip of the ball nose, input
"1". If cutting will take place
up and down the side of the
insert, input "2".
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