The Influence of Tool Path Strategies on Cutting Force and Surface Texture during Ball End Milling of Low Curvature Convex Surfaces

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="374526.fig.0012a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/374526/figures/374526.fig.0012a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Cutting speed (m/min)</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="374526.fig.0012b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/374526/figures/374526.fig.0012b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Feed rate (mm/tooth)</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="374526.fig.0012c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/tswj/volume-2014/374526/figures/374526.fig.0012c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Step over (mm)</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Effects of factors on cutting force for radial cutter path strategy: (a) cutting speed, (b) feed rate, and (c) step over.</table>

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Figure 12: The Influence of Tool Path Strategies on Cutting Force and Surface Texture during Ball End Milling of Low Curvature Convex Surfaces 