Title: Rough pocket milling with trochoidal and plunging strategies

Authors: Matthieu Rauch, Jean-Yves Hascoet

Addresses: Research Institute of Communication and Cybernetics of Nantes – IRCCyN, UMR CNRS 6597, 1 rue de la Noe, BP92101, Nantes Cedex 03 44321, France. ' Research Institute of Communication and Cybernetics of Nantes – IRCCyN, UMR CNRS 6597, 1 rue de la Noe, BP92101, Nantes Cedex 03 44321, France

Abstract: Trochoids and plunge milling are new types of strategies for pocket milling. This paper aims at evaluating their potential in rough pocket milling of aluminium alloys. After the identification of their trajectory parameters, an experimental campaign is done to compare these new strategies with classical ones. This study focuses on productivity, quality and machine tool dynamics issues.

Keywords: pocket milling; plunge cutting; trochoidal milling; rough milling; aluminium alloys; productivity; quality; machine tool dynamics; high speed machining; high speed milling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMMM.2007.013780

International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2007 Vol.2 No.2, pp.161 - 175

Published online: 28 May 2007 *

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