Thermomechanical modeling of oblique turning in relation to tool-nose radius

This article aims at predicting machining performances for oblique turning in relation to tool-nose radius. A new geometric analysis for the uncut chip area is proposed as function of depth of cut, feed rate, tool-nose radius, and edge direction angle. Cutting edge is discretized into increments and average uncut chip thickness, elementary direction angle and elementary depth of cut are determined for each one. A new thermomechanical model is developed for each increment which is supposed to be an oblique machining with single cutting edge. The predicted cutting force components are in good agreement with experimental data over a wide range of cutting conditions. In particular, the effect of tool-nose radius and cutting parameters on chip geometry, cutting temperature, and cutting force components are studied. It is underlined that tool-nose radius promotes the increase in radial force, however, its influence on the other parameters is negligible.