In recent years, the application of the difficult-to-machine materials has increased gradually,
and the challenging requirements have been placed on cutting. The difficult-to-machine …

Machining cemented carbide coating on workpiece surface can effectively improve wear
resistance of friction pair and reduce frictional coefficient and frictional wear. Through the …

The parts produced by additive manufacturing (AM) are not usually appropriate for direct
applications and require several post-processing operations. Micro-milling, as a most …

Micromilling of difficult-to-machine materials like Ti-6Al-4V alloy suffers from drawbacks such
as tool wear and catastrophic tool breakage due to the tiny diameter of the micro tool …

In this article, the performances of thin-film PVD coated tools of similar chemical
compositions such as TiAlN and TiN, and dissimilar chemical compositions like diamond like …

Classical deformation theories are limited to predicting microscopic deformation when the
machining parameters are comparable to the dimension of a single grain. Micro-cutting is …

In recent years, micro-hole drilling with a diameter of less than 1 mm has been widely
applied in electronic information, semiconductor, metal processing, and other fields …

High performance cutting can be accomplished using coated tools with optimal coating
thickness. Therefore, Finite Element (FE) simulation and experimental investigation are …

Precise prediction of milling force is a crucial issue in multi-axis milling, which is important
for evaluating the tool life and surface quality. In this paper, an improved force model for ball …

Abstract Miniaturized components with High-Aspect-Ratio (HAR) have extensive
applications in aerospace, biomedicine, and optical fields. However, the chip formation …