INFLUENCE OF THE CUTTING PARAMETERS ON FORCE, MOMENT AND SURFACE ROUGHNESS IN THE END MILLING OF ALUMINUM 6082-T6

Abstract

In this paper the performances, i.e. cutting force, moment and surface roughness, in the end milling of aluminum 6082-T6 with solid carbide end mill were measured and analyzed for different values of the cutting parameters: number of revolutions, feed rate and depth of cut. The cutting force and moment were measured using a Kistler piezoelectric dynamometer. Surface roughness was measured using a Mahr profilometer. The results were analyzed in the Minitab 17 software package, in order to determine the influence of the given factors on the performances and modeling of the milling process.