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Overview of End Mills and Machining

The document summarizes information about end mills, including that they are cutting tools used for milling that can cut in all directions unlike drill bits. It describes different types of end mills such as high speed steel, coated, and carbide end mills. It also discusses common machining operations performed by end mills and different end mill designs including two-flute, three-flute, multiple-flute, and roughing end mills. Finally, it explains the differences between conventional and climb milling directions of cut.

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Overview of End Mills and Machining

The document summarizes information about end mills, including that they are cutting tools used for milling that can cut in all directions unlike drill bits. It describes different types of end mills such as high speed steel, coated, and carbide end mills. It also discusses common machining operations performed by end mills and different end mill designs including two-flute, three-flute, multiple-flute, and roughing end mills. Finally, it explains the differences between conventional and climb milling directions of cut.

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Machine Tool and

Machining
A Presentation on:
End Mills
(Unit 61)
Presented By:

Murtaza Naeem
16-MCE-49
Muhammad Farooq Rasheed
16-MCE-51
End Mill
 An end mill is a type of milling cutter, a
cutting tool used in industrial milling
applications.
 Itis distinguished from the drill bit in its
application, geometry, and manufacture.
 While a drill bit can cut only in axial
direction, end mill can cut In all directions.
High Speed End Mills (HSS)
 These
are used for a variety of operations
on most materials including steel at an
economical price.
 These can be single or double ended and
are available in a variety of regular and
stub length sizes.
A variety of High speed end mills:
Coated End Mills

 Coatings
increase the tool life and
manufacturing productivity while reducing
machining costs.
 These coatings can provide special qualities
such as strong, wear resistance, toughness,
shock resistance and chemical stability at
high temperatures.
Carbide End Mills
 Carbide has higher hardness, has greater
rigidity, and can withstand higher cutting
temperatures, compared with HSS tool
materials.
 These run at higher speeds and feeds, have
increased production rates while providing
long tool life.
Machining Operations
 Some most common machining operations
performed by end mills are:
 Peripheral end milling
 Milling of slots and keyways
 Facing operations on small areas
 Chamfering
 Counterboring and Spot facing
Types of End Mills
Two-Flute End Mills:
The two spiral flute design end mills have
large, open flutes that provide excellent chip
flow.
They provide good chip clearance and fast
metal-removal rates.
Types of End Mills
Three-flute end mills:
Three flute end mills with end teeth are used
to plunge into the workpiece.
They have more teeth than a two-flute end
mill to minimize chatter and more space
between the flutes than a multiple-flute end
mill, providing better chip removal.
Types of End Mills
Multiple-Flute End Mills:
Multiple-flute end mills are those with four or
more flutes.
Most of these end mills are not end cutting,
they require a starting hole before a slot can
be milled in the center of a workpiece.
Types of End Mills
Roughing End Mills:
Roughing end mills are designed to provide
the best performance while machining a
broad range of materials.
The chip-breaking action of the roughing end
mill allows deeper cuts at faster feed rates.
Direction of Cut
 The two methods of end milling are:
1. Climb Milling
2. Conventional Milling
Conventional Milling
 Chip width starts from zero and increases which
causes more heat to diffuse into the workpiece and
produces work hardening
 Chips are carried upward by the tooth and fall in
front of cutter creating a marred finish and re-cutting
of chips
 Upwards forces created in horizontal milling tend to
lift the workpiece, more intricate and expansive work
holdings are needed to lessen the lift created
Conventional Milling
Climb Milling
 Chip width starts from maximum and decreases so
heat generated will more likely transfer to the
chip
 Creates cleaner shear plane which causes the tool
to rub less and increases tool life
 Chips are removed behind the cutter which
reduces the chance of recutting
 Downwards forces in horizontal milling is created
that helps hold the workpiece down, less complex
work holdings are need when coupled with these
forces
Climb Milling

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