TOOL STRESS PATTERN DEPENDING ON TOOL GEOMETRY

Abstract

In metal cutting practices, for a given tool material, tool geometry is a very important element and must be carefully designed in relation to the workpiece material to be machined. Patterns of tool stress are varying with input cutting conditions; however, effects of tool geometry on tool stress are not clearly understood. The load distribution on tool face is affected by the tool geometry and this causes the change of the stress distribution on the tool.