A Simulation Study on the Effect of Micro-Textured Tools during Orthogonal Cutting of Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V

The cutting force, cutting temperature and mechanisms are studied by Finite Element Method during the orthogonal metal cutting of Ti-6Al-4V with micro-textured cutting tools. The relation between the texture’s antifriction effect and the parameter of the textures is analyzed. The Derivative-Cutting phenomenon is found when cutting Ti-6Al-4V using textured tools. The mechanisms about how the micro-textured tools change the frictional behavior in the chip-tool interface are explained using Derivative-Cutting characteristic. The antifriction performance of micro-textured cutting tools in the metal cutting process is discussed. The cutting force and cutting temperature is decreased effectively in the cutting simulation with the micro-textured tools manufactured in reasonable parameters.