Abstract
Abstract
The demand for miniature components has been growing steadily in recent years. One of the most important technologies to produce such small components is micro-milling. Although the technology is highly researched, there are still many difficulties due to the size reduction, which makes the finite element simulation, as well as the exploration of cutting process challenging. The aim of the research was to investigate the micro-milling process, especially those features, that can be measured very complicated due to the small sizes at the experiments, such as the cutting temperature, and stresses, by means of finite element simulation. The results show that the cutting temperatures are smaller than in the case of conventional size machining, moreover, the stresses do not show significant changes during the cutting edge impact. Finally, the results were validated by the experimental results through comparing cutting force components, which shows a good agreement.