Detection of tool breakage in micro-end-milling operations by monitoring acoustic emission Article

Tansel, IN, Trujillo, ME, Bao, WY et al. (1997). Detection of tool breakage in micro-end-milling operations by monitoring acoustic emission . 97(180), X1-X6.

cited authors

  • Tansel, IN; Trujillo, ME; Bao, WY; Arkan, TT

authors

abstract

  • In micro-machining operations, a small amount of material is removed and very small cutting forces are created. Micro-end mills with less than 1-mm diameter have a short and unpredictable tool life. When these tools fail their shafts are broken. An operator cannot detect tool breakage from the sound or by a visual inspection during the machining operation. In this paper, the tool-breakage mechanism of micro-end mills, wear-induced stress (WIS), is explained by evaluating the thrust direction cutting force characteristics, by inspecting scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of tool tips and acoustic emission activity.

publication date

  • December 1, 1997

start page

  • X1

end page

  • X6

volume

  • 97

issue

  • 180