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

Table 14

Result of confirmatory experiments.

Cutting strategy	Total Cutting force; (𝐹𝑡exp, N)	𝑆/𝑁 for 𝐹𝑡(𝜂exp, dB)
Raster (R)	168.96	−44.556
3D-offset (3D)	256.85	−48.194
Radial (RA)	115.46	−41.249
Spiral (SP)	358.85	−51.098