Surface Roughness and Temperature in Dry Milling of an Austenitic Stainless Steel

In this paper some results concerning the cutting temperature and surface roughness using different milling conditions (tool material, cutting speed, speed feed and depth of cut) are presented. In order to measure the milling temperature an experimental set-up with six thermocouples was used. All the thermocouples are adequate placed along the workpiece. After the each pass of the tool, the surface roughness was measured with a portable surface roughness tester. The results are graphically represented and conclusions on the performed experiments are presented.