WaveMill WEX Type ■ WEX Type Series Application Range (Shoulder Milling)
■ WEX1000
Number of Teeth
0.6
Number of Teeth
Number of Teeth
WEX3000
Maximum Depth of Cut APMX
Maximum Depth of Cut APMX
0.4
WEX1000E Standard Type APMX = 6.0mm
WEX1000EL Long Type APMX = 6.0mm
WEX2000E Standard Type APMX = 10.0mm
WEX1000E Standard Type APMX = 6.0mm
WEX1000EL Long Type APMX = 6.0mm
WEX2000E Standard Type APMX = 10.0mm
WEX2000
Q Q Q 1
Cutter Dia. ø10mm
Cutter Dia. ø10mm ø12mm
Q Q
2
2
2 3
2
0.2
WEX1000
3
2
3
2 3
ø12mm
ø12mm ø14mm
Ŷ
0.12 0
0.004
0.008
0.012 0.016
Ŷ
Feed Rate per Tooth f z (IPT)
Ŷ Cutting Performance
Squareness of Machined Shoulder
1.0
0.94”
H
(1) Shoulder milling precision
0.8
1st Step Depth of Cut (0.315”)
High-precision cutting edges provide very small step marks (less than half that of competitors' products)
Cutting Conditions Part Material: A36 Tool:
0.63”
0.6
WEX3032E (ø32)
2nd Step Depth of Cut (0.315”)
Insert:
0.4
AXMT170508PEER-G
0.32”
WEX3032E Competitor's Product Conventional Tool
Grade:
ACP200
c =492 SFM
Cutting Speed: v
0.2
f z =0.006 IPT ( v
Feed Rate:
3rd Step Depth of Cut (0.315”)
f =26.57 IPM)
e =0.197”
0
Cutting Width: a Depth of Cut: a
0”
-50
-100
100
50
0
p =0.315” x 3 times Dry
Cutting width 0.197”
Deviation (μm)
(2) Cutting force
(3) Fracture resistance
Cutting force (principal force) is approximately 15% lower than conventional tools
Huge increase in fracture resistance with improved cutting edge strength
Lower resistance
No Breakage
40
Principal Force Feed Force Back force (+) Back force (–)
Huge Increase
6.0
32
Breakage
Breakage
4.0
24
Breakage
16
2.0
Breakage
Breakage
8
Breakage
0.0
-1.0
WEX Type (G Type)
Conventional Tool Standard Type
WEX Type (G Type)
Conventional Tool Standard Type
Competitor's Product A General Type
Cutting Conditions Part Material: 1050 Tool:
Cutting Conditions Part Material: 4140 Tool:
c =656 SFM f z =0.008” IPT ( v f =47 IPM)
c =328 SFM f z =0.016” IPT ( v f =49.6 IPM)
Cutting Speed: v
Cutting Speed: v
WEX3032E (ø32)
WEX3032E (ø32)
Feed Rate:
Feed Rate:
Insert:
Insert:
AXMT170508PEER-G
AXMT170508PEER-G
e =0.315”
e =0.984”
a
a
Grade:
ACP200
Cutting Width:
Grade:
ACP200
Cutting Width:
a p =0.40” , Dry
p =0.12, Dry
a
Depth of Cut:
Depth of Cut:
(4) Surface roughness (aluminum alloy milling) Smooth surface finish free of white blemishes
High rake edge significantly reduces burrs. (5) Wall surface burrs (aluminum alloy milling)
Roughness Curve (Vertical Magnification: 10,000.00x, Horizontal Magnification: 100.00x)
Roughness Curve (Vertical Magnification: 10,000.00x, Horizontal Magnification: 100.00x)
Burr
Ra = 0.115
Ra = 0.208
White blemishes
WEX Type
Competitor's Product
Cutting Conditions Part Material: A5052 Tool:
c =2,625 SFM f z =0.004” IPT ( v f =94.5” IPM)
Cutting Speed: v
WEX3032E (ø32)
Feed Rate:
Insert:
AXET170504PEFR-S (H1)
e =0.197”
a
Cutting Width:
a p =0.472” , Dry
Depth of Cut:
WEX Type
Competitor's Product
Cutting Conditions Work Material: A5052 Tool:
c =2,625 SFM f z =0.004” IPT ( v f =94.5” IPM)
Cutting Speed: v
WEX3032E (ø32)
Feed Rate:
Insert:
AXET170504PEFR-S (H1)
H65
e =0.63”
a
Cutting Width:
a p =0.40” , Dry
Depth of Cut:
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