A Study of 2D Roughness Periodical Profiles on a Flat Surface Generated by Milling with a Ball Nose End Mill.

This paper presents a study of 2D roughness profiles on a flat surface generated on a steel workpiece by ball nose end milling with linear equidistant tool paths (pick-intervals). The exploration of the milled surface with a surface roughness tester (on the pick and feed directions) produces 2D roughness profiles that usually have periodic evolutions. These evolutions can be considered as time-dependent signals, which can be described as a sum of sinusoidal components (the wavelength of each component is considered as a period).

Surface Quality Optimization in Micromachining with Cutting Tool Having Regular Constructive Geometry.

In this paper we studied the influence of micromachining parameters on processed surface quality. Usually in discussions about micro-cutting or micromachining, the grinding or diamond turning processes are considered. Cutting tools used in the mentioned processes do not have regular constructive geometry and, in this case, it is difficult to use constructive geometric parameters such as clearance angle α or rake angle γ to optimize the quality of the machined surface.