Research Article

Cutting Force Modeling and Experimental Study for Ball-End Milling of Free-Form Surfaces

Table 4

Lead angle and tilt angle corresponding to each tool point in free-form cutting experiment.

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Lead angle az−0.32−0.31−0.29−0.27−0.270.25−0.230.22
Tilt angle ac/−51.4−51.2−50.7−50.2−50.0−49.5−49.0−48.7