v Abstrak
i Abstract
ii Dedication
iii Acknowledgement
iv Table of Content
v List of Tables
vi List of Figures
vii List Abbreviations, Symbols and Nomenclature
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CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background
1 1.2
Problem Statement 2
1.3 Research Objectives 4 1.4 Research Scope 4
CHAPTER 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW 5
2.1 Peripheral Milling of Thin-wall
5 2.2
Force-induced Deflection in Peripheral Milling of Thin-wall 7
2.3 Current Research on Milling of Thin-wall 8 2.4 Cutting Tool Endmill 12
2.4.1 Relief Angle 13 2.5 Milling of Thin-wall Aluminium Alloys 13
2.6 Summary 17
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 18
3.1 Introduction 18 3.2 Research Flow Chart 19
3.3 Fabrication of Cutting Tool 20 3.3.1 Selection of Primary and Secondary Relief Angle 20
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vi 3.3.2 Grinding of Endmill 22
3.4 Fabrication of Thin-wall Aluminium Workpiece 24 3.4.1 Part Design of Thin-wall Workpiece CAD 25
3.4.2 Machining Programming of Thin-wall Workpiece CAM 25 3.5 Peripheral Milling of Thin-wall Workpiece 28
3.6 Dimensional Error Analysis 31 3.7 Cutting Force Analysis 32
3.7 Surface Roughness Analysis 38 3.8 Summary 34
CHAPTER 4: RESULT AND ANALYSIS 35
