Stability analysis of high speed cutting in application to aluminum alloys

Abstract

Progress in the production of cutting tools, CNC machine tools, and CAM software has contributed to improvement in subtractive machining processes, including milling, the so-called high speed cutting (HSC) and high performance cutting (HPC) machining. The cutting parameters that define the boundaries between the aforementioned technologies and conventional machining are not clearly defined. This is due to the close correlation between the process conditions and the types of processed material. High speed cutting and high performance cutting can be used for processing such as: machining of materials in the hardened state, machining without cutting fluid and with minimal lubrication, and thin-wall integral aerospace structures. The study examined complex analyses of HSC machining due to the process stability. The test results prove the dominant influence of cutting speed changes on a method’s effectiveness for spindle speeds up to 80,000 rpm.