Influence of Cutting Conditions on Temperature Distribution in Face Milling of Inconel 718 Nickel-Chromium Alloy

This paper presents 3D FEM simulation results obtained for the milling operations on a nickel-chromium alloy (Inconel 718) using the Johnson-Cook material constitutive model and variable cutting conditions. Face milling tests were carried out using silicon-aluminum-oxygen-nitrogen (SiAlON) ceramic cutting tools inserts. The machining conditions were selected based on real production data (cutting speed of vc=750 and 800 m/min, feed of f=0.1, 0.125 and 0.15 mm/t, depth of cut of ap=1, 1.5 and 2 mm). The FEM simulations include the maximum and average values of the cutting temperature. They were compared with experimental data obtained by using the high speed infra-red camera