How to Overcome Work Hardening When Using a Ball Nose End Mill for Stainless Steel
Last month, an aerospace component manufacturer in the U.S. Midwest faced a major disaster while milling deep-cavity molds from 316L stainless steel. Their new programmer reduced the stepover and feed per tooth (fz) too low to pursue a better surface finish. Instead of achieving a mirror finish, the tool rubbed against the surface, generating an […]
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