Study on Cutting Force and Surface Topography of Peripheral Milling CFRP.

When constant parameters are used for peripheral milling CFRP, it is difficult to meet the requirement of high quality, so variable parameters machining is proposed. First, the response surface method was used to explore the effect of changing cutting conditions on the interaction of spindle speed, cutting depth and feed speed on radial force. The surface topography and roughness after the test were observed and analyzed. The results show that defects are more likely to occur at the entrance and the exit area than the central area. Taking the minimum radial force as the experimental goal, the optimal parameters combination was obtained and used for finite element and experimental verification. Second, the variable parameters milling were used the cemented carbide tool and PCD tool. The radial force, surface topography and roughness were analyzed and the optimized variable parameters combination was obtained. The results show that the high spindle speed, low feed speed and low cutting depth are beneficial to improve the surface quality at the entrance and the exit area when the machining parameters at the centra area remain unchanged. Meanwhile, when the parameters change abruptly, the fluctuation of the radial force at the variable parameters area is decreased. The variable parameters compared to constant parameters, the surface roughness of the machining with the cemented carbide tool at the entrance area by 29.7% and 7.4%, respectively and the machining with PCD tool at the exit and the entrance area decreased by 60.5%, 43.5% and 38.8%, 51.9%, respectively. Compared with the cemented carbide tool, the radial force of the PCD tool is more stable and the surface quality is further improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]