Dissection of aluminum alloy end milling cutter

There are four obstacles in active grinding of aluminum: flutter, chips adhered to the tool, the wear of the material, and the control of a large number of chips. Tool makers say that all these challenges can be solved by the correct tool design. The company's vertical milling cutter, a part of its production line, is an example of a tool designed specifically for high metal removal rates in aluminum. The different aspects of the tool are designed for the independent difficulties of fast processing of aluminum.

 
In order to attack the flutter problem, the groove of the vertical milling cutter is distributed unevenly. On the contrary, the tool has two flutes and piccolo two. This uneven spacing prevents the regular grooves from generating harmonic vibrations, which will vibrate on the cutting walls and floors.
 
The natural ductility and ductility of aluminum makes it generally easy to be machined and attractive. However, under the active cutting conditions, it will become sticky, glued to the flute and cause the destruction of many vertical milling cutters. One of the typical ways to prevent this is to increase the concentration of coolant or to switch from water soluble coolant to oil based solvent. The Toolmex design solves this problem by reducing the surface smoothness of the tool to 15 Ra. This requires extra processing at the time of grinding, but this tool avoids the use of common coolant and the concentration of sticky aluminum chips.