The Effect of Cutting Environments When High Speed Ball Nose End Milling Inconel 718

The paper briefly touches on the machinability of aerospace alloys and reviews recent high speed machining (HSM) literature detailing aerospace research and cutting fluid application techniques (high pressure, spray mist, etc.). Experimental work is subsequently detailed on the effect of cutting environment and cutting speed on tool life, cutting forces and temperatures (using both implanted wire and foil K‐type thermocouples), when high speed …