The purpose of this report is to present parameters for machining difficult features in titanium. Begins with a review of efficient machining feeds, speeds, coolants, and avoidance of cutter burns, but primary focus is on machining thin webs in titanium without the expense of back-up tooling, and on producing rough finishes in response to an unusual request. Have spent the past five years developing titanium processes for fabrication of defense and space parts from titanium plate and castings. These notes are extracts from my notebook, Notes on Titanium. Processes were developed during the periods 1991 to 1997, while resolving various machining problems in support of the F-22.
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 11/01/2000 |
