Increase In Removal Rate Research Articles

The influence of cut direction and process parameters in wire electrical discharge machining of carbon fibre\u2013reinforced plastic composites

The paper details a comprehensive experimental investigation on the influence of operating parameters and cut direction (parallel and perpendicular to fibre orientation) when wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) unidirectional CFRP composites using zinc-coated brass wire (0.25-mm diameter). A Taguchi L18 fractional factorial orthogonal array considering four variable parameters including open voltage, ignition current and pulse-on time as well as pulse-off time was carried out for each cut direction. Results showed that a ~ 16% increase in maximum material removal rate was achieved when machining parallel to fibre direction (2.41 mm3/min) compared to cutting perpendicular to the fibres (~ 2.08 mm3/min), which was attributed to the higher electrical conductivity of the workpiece along the fibre length leading to greater discharge energies. This however resulted in relatively larger average kerf widths and poorer workpiece surface roughness (Sa) caused by the Joule heating effect. Workpieces machined parallel to fibre direction were generally free of any major edge defects, in contrast to severe delamination observed on both the top and bottom surfaces of specimens cut perpendicular to fibre orientation. High-magnification scanning electron microscopy of the machined surfaces revealed the presence of adhered resin material, fibre cracking, cavities/gaps in the matrix phase and interlayer cracks on most of the samples analysed, with damage severity dependent on the operating parameters and cut direction.

Performance investigation of a novel heating tower heat pump system with integrated air gap membrane distillation regenerator

Solution regeneration plays an important role in maintaining the frost-free operation of heating tower heat pump (HTHP). The traditional packed regenerator has limitation on thermal energy utilization due to its low regeneration efficiency. This paper suggests a novel HTHP system with integrated air gap membrane distillation regenerator (AGMD), using the sensible heat of high-temperature refrigerant gas at the compressor discharge to drive the regeneration process, realizing the cascade utilization of thermal energy and reducing the deterioration of COP (DCOP). Thermodynamic model of the novel system is developed and model simulations are carried out to study the system performance, meanwhile the comparison between the proposed system and conventional reverse-defrosting air source heat pump (ASHP) is performed. The results show that the DCOP of the novel system decreases from 4.4% to 2.6% as the evaporating temperature decreases from −15 °C to −25 °C under typical working condition. Decrease of evaporating temperature and increase of condensing temperature will greatly enhance the regeneration efficiency and reduce DCOP. The influence of solution concentration on DCOP is also distinct, which becomes greater as the water removal rate increases. The maximum coefficient of separation performance (COSP) increases from 0.0042 to 0.0052 kg/kJ as the ambient temperature decreases from 0 °C to −20 °C, while it decreases from 0.0031 kg/kJ to 0.0016 kg/kJ with a dramatic decline of 48% for the traditional reverse-defrosting ASHP, indicating that the novel system performs better than the traditional one and is more suitable to find applications at low ambient temperature conditions.

Bisphenol A removal and degradation pathways in microorganisms with probiotic properties

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a constituent of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, widely applied on food packaging materials. As BPA exposure results in health hazards, its efficient removal is of crucial importance. In our study five potentially probiotic microorganisms, namely Lactococcus lactis, Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecalis, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, were tested for their toxicity tolerance to BPA and their BPA removal ability. Although BPA toxicity, evident on all microorganisms, presented a correlation to both BPA addition time and its concentration, all strains exhibited BPA-removal ability with increased removal rate between 0 and 24 h of incubation. BPA degradation resulted in the formation of two dimer products in cells while the compounds Hydroquinone (HQ), 4-Hydroxyacetophenone (HAP), 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA) and 4-Isopropenylphenol (PP) were identified in the culture medium. In the proposed BPA degradation pathways BPA adducts formation appears as a common pattern, while BPA decomposition as well as the formation, and the levels of its end products present differences among microorganisms. The BPA degradation ability of the tested beneficial microorganisms demonstrates their potential application in the bioremediation of BPA contaminated foods and feeds and provides a means to suppress the adverse effects of BPA on human and animal health.

Anaerobic digestate abattoir effluent (ADAE), a suitable source of nutrients for Arthrospira platensis cultivation

Untreated as well as partially treated anaerobic digestate abattoir effluent (ADAE) were used for the cultivation of Arthrospira platensis in this study. The effect of CO2 addition on the biomass productivity, nutrient removal efficiency and biochemical composition were also investigated. Arthrospira platensis exhibited significant improved growth in raw ADAE when alkalinity of the medium was adjusted to 6.3 g L−1 using NaHCO3. Addition of CO2 resulted in 20% increase in biomass productivity and higher ammoniacal nitrogen removal rate (99.0%) when compared to the cultures with no CO2 supplementation. No significant differences were found in protein (50.2%) and phycocyanin (12.0%) content of A. platensis cultivated in raw ADAE supplemented with HCO3− and that grown in synthetic Zarrouk medium. This study demonstrated that raw ADAE can be successfully used as culture media for A. platensis when its alkalinity is adjusted using bicarbonate. Such an approach would reduce the need of freshwater and external synthetic nutrients for A. platensis cultivation if the aim is to produce reclaimable water as well as biomass rich in protein content and phycocyanin for potential use as an animal and aquaculture feed.

Effect of Using High-Pressure Gas Atmosphere with UV Photocatalysis on the CMP Characteristics of a 4H-SiC Substrate

The objective of this study was to realize high-efficiency and high-quality chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate. Consequently, the effect of a gas atmosphere on the CMP characteristics of a SiC substrate was investigated. The experimental results show that increasing the partial pressure of oxygen (O2) in the atmosphere to 300 kPa led to an over 2-fold increase in the material removal rates (MRRs) of the Si and carbon (C) faces compared to an open-air atmosphere. White light interference microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to analyze the face morphology and surface elements after processing. Si face atoms were more difficult to oxidize than C face atoms, resulting in a low MRR of the Si face after CMP. The MRR of the Si face was improved by using an ultraviolet (UV) photocatalysis reaction in the high-pressure O2 atmosphere. Excitation of O2 molecules in the slurry into HO 2 • with a stronger oxidation capability promoted the chemical reaction at the solid-liquid interface. The processing mechanism was elucidated.

Effect of workpiece curvature on the tool influence function during hemispherical sub-aperture tool glass polishing.

The influence of workpiece curvature on the tool influence function spot during polishing of fused silica glass with cerium oxide slurry, while using a rotating hemispherical pad-foam tool for a wide variety of process conditions (tool displacement, inclination angle, and rotation rate), has been investigated. (Workpiece curvature ranged from 500 mm radius concave to 43 mm radius convex.) The TIF spot decreases in diameter and increases in the peak removal rate on more convex workpieces. In contrast, the TIF spot increases both in diameter and peak removal rate on more concave workpieces. For the range of workpiece curvatures investigated, both the spot size and the peak removal rate changed significantly, as much as 2 times. An elastic sphere-sphere contact mechanics model, which utilizes both a modified displacement (that leads to a change in the applied load) as well as a mismatch factor (that influences the pressure distribution shape), has been developed. The model was validated using both offline load-displacement measurements and finite-element analysis simulations. The model quantitatively describes the measured change in the relative contact diameter and relative pressure distribution, as well as semiquantitively describes the change in the relative volumetric removal rate on a large variety of TIF spots. The change in the volumetric removal rate for convex workpieces is a result of the balance between a decreasing spot size (reducing removal) and an increasing peak pressure (increasing removal), which usually results in relatively small changes in volumetric removal. In the case of concave workpieces, the volumetric removal rate change is also governed by a similar balance, but the spot size increase contribution dominates, resulting in a significant increase in volumetric removal rate. Understanding these trends can enable methods to add greater determinism during the fabrication of freeform optics by adjusting polishing parameters (such as dwell time) while the tool translates along a workpiece surface with different local curvatures.

Rotary ultrasonic-assisted abrasive flow finishing and its fundamental performance in Al6061 machining

The geometric complexity of 3D-printed parts increases the difficulty of surface finishing with the conventional grinding technique. In this study, a rotary ultrasonic-assisted abrasive flow finishing (RUA-AFF) method is proposed towards improving the performance of the AFF process by providing rotary motion and ultrasonic vibration to the equipment. Finishing experiments are carried out involving Al6061 to investigate the capabilities of the proposed RUA-AFF. The obtained results show that (1) the higher ultrasonic vibration amplitude results in the greatest improvement in the work surface quality and a higher increase in material removal rate (MRR); (2) with the higher ultrasonic frequency and rotational speed, the surface roughness and MRR are decreased marginally; (3) there are two material remove modes in the RUA-AFF process: abrasive impingement and micro-cutting. These indicate that the high efficiency and high-quality finishing of Al6061 can be performed with the proposed RUA-AFF technique.

Root growth and nutrient removal of Typha domingensis and Schoenoplectus californicus over the period of plant establishment in a constructed floating wetland.

Constructed floating wetlands have been employed worldwide to treat effluents and to ameliorate water quality of water resources. However, the period of macrophyte establishment into the hydroponic functioning has not been specifically addressed. This paper reports root growth and nutrient removal of Typha domingensis and Schoenoplectus californicus in a floating structure without growth substrates over the period of 11 weeks of macrophyte establishment. The experiment was conducted in mesocosm with two replicas of each specie. Weekly batches were applied with three different concentrations of a synthetic effluent. Root growth was measured to evaluate the macrophyte adaptation. Physicochemical parameters were weekly monitored, and total nitrogen, nitrate, total phosphorus, and orthophosphate were quantified to assess nutrient removal. Both species have adapted to the floating structure, but T. domingensis presented superior root growth in relation to S. californicus. No significant differences were found during the application of first two synthetic solutions. As to solution 3, significant differences between input and output values were found to total phosphorus (F = 9.948, df = 1, p = 0.008), nitrate (F = 5.990, df = 1, p = 0.031), and total nitrogen (F = 40.212, df = 1, p < 0.0001). Removal efficiency of T. domingensis ranged from 4 to 31% for total nitrogen and from 8 to 15% for total phosphorus. S. californicus, on the other hand, varied its removal efficiency from - 6 to 5% and 2 to 12% for total nitrogen and total phosphorus, respectively. Time period of macrophyte establishment varied between species, and it was an important factor that contributed to the increase of nutrient removal rates and root growth.

Experimental investigation and optimization of wall deflection and material removal rate in milling thin-wall parts

The selection of optimal process parameters is essential while machining thin-wall parts since it influences the quality of the product and affects productivity. Dimensional accuracy affects the product quality, whereas the material removal rate alters the process productivity. Therefore, the study investigated the effect of tool diameter, feed per tooth, axial and radial depth of cut on wall deflection, and material removal rate. The selected process parameters were found to significantly influence the in-process deflection and thickness deviation due to the generation of unfavorable cutting forces. Further, an increase in the material removal rate resulted in chatter, thus adversely affecting the surface quality during the final stages of machining. Considering the conflicting nature of the two performance measures, Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II was adopted to solve the multi-objective optimization problem. The developed model could predict the optimal combination of process variables needed to lower the in-process wall deflection and maintain a superior surface finish while maintaining a steady material removal rate.

3D simulation of machining parameters of electrochemical micromachining for stainless steel (316L)

An electrochemical micromachining (EMM) removes material via anodic dissolution. Several parameters affect their machining rate as well as accuracy. Analyzing these parameters and their effects via experiments is very rigorous and time-consuming. The simulation study helps in better prediction of the parameters as well as saves time. In this paper, different parameters and their effects are analyzed during machining. A three-dimensional model is formed by making an electrolytic cell with a tungsten carbide micro-drill tool as a cathode and SS-316L as the anode surface with sodium chloride as an electrolyte. From the simulation results, it is found that on increasing the voltage and concentration of the electrolyte, material removal rate (MRR) increases. The current density decreases on increasing the interelectrode gap (IEG). A non-uniform behavior of current density is observed during EMM. The simulation results for the effect of voltage and concentration of the electrolyte over MRR is validated with the experiments. The deviation of simulation results from the experimental results is around 15%.

Augmentation of chloramphenicol degradation by Geobacter-based biocatalysis and electric field

Electroactive microorganisms and electrochemical technologies have been separately used for environmental remediation such as antibiotics removal, yet the efficiency of coupling these two methods for chlorinated antibiotics removal is poorly known. Here we tested the synergy of Geobacter sulfurreducens PCA, an electroactive bacteria, and an electrical field, on chloramphenicol removal. Removal is increased two-fold by increasing the temperature from 30°C to 37°C. The cyclic voltammograms and chronoamperometry tests demonstrated that G. sulfurreducens PCA catalyzed chloramphenicol chemical reduction with electrode as excusive electron donor. A critical voltage, −0.6 to −0.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl, was discovered for chloramphenicol degradation with an increase of removal rate about 2.62-folds, from 31.06% to 81.41%. Combined removal with both G. sulfurreducens PCA and an electrical field increased the apparent rate constant and reached 82.77% removal at −0.5 V. Specially, the combined removal at −0.5 V even presented more robust removal efficiency compared to −0.6 V (78.64%) without G. sulfurreducens PCA. Mass spectrometry of degradation products indicates the reduction of nitro into amine groups, and dechlorination into less toxic compounds. Overall, combined biocatalysis and an electrical field is a promising method to remove antibiotics from polluted environments.

Mechanisms influencing and prediction of tool influence function spots during hemispherical sub-aperture tool polishing on fused silica.

Sub-aperture tool polishing of precision optics requires a detailed understanding of the local material removal [tool influence function (TIF)] at the contact spot between the workpiece and tool to achieve high removal determinism and hence precision of the optic relative to the desired/design surface figure. In this study, the mechanisms influencing and the quantitative prediction of the removal rate and shape of TIF spots during polishing of fused silica glass with cerium oxide slurry using a rotating hemispherical pad-foam tool for a wide variety of process conditions (including tool properties, kinematics, and applied displacements) are investigated. The TIF volumetric removal rate can be estimated utilizing the average relative velocity and contact area using a simple analytical model. In addition, stability of the volumetric removal rate for fixed process conditions is shown to be greatly dependent on the pad preparation and amount of tool use (affecting both pad topography and slurry buildup), whose general behavior shows an increase in removal rate followed by stabilization with polishing time. The determination of the TIF removal shape is more complex. An extended version of the Preston removal model is developed to explain a comprehensive set of measured TIF removal shapes to within ∼22%. This model incorporates a number of phenomena impacting the TIF removal shape including: (a) temporal and spatial dependent relative velocity between the workpiece and tool; (b) an elastic mechanics based, as well as hydrodynamic, pressure distribution; (c) a spatially dependent friction coefficient possibly caused by both reduced slurry replenishment in low velocity regions and pad slurry islands (100 µm scale) and porosity (millimeter scale); and (d) a shear-based removal mechanism on the periphery of the contact spot.

Precision Hard Turning of Ti6Al4V Using Polycrystalline Diamond Inserts: Surface Quality, Cutting Temperature and Productivity in Conventional and High-Speed Machining.

This article presents the results of an experimental investigation into the machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy during hard turning, including both conventional and high-speed machining, using polycrystalline diamond (PCD) inserts. A central composite design of experiment procedure was followed to examine the effects of variable process parameters; feed rate, cutting speed and depth of cut (each at five levels) and their interaction effects on surface roughness and cutting temperature as process responses. The results revealed that cutting temperature increased with increasing cutting speed and decreasing feed rate in both conventional and high-speed machining. It was found that high-speed machining showed an average increase in cutting temperature of 65% compared with conventional machining. Nevertheless, high-speed machining showed better performance in terms of lower surface roughness despite using higher feed rates compared to conventional machining. High-speed machining of Ti6Al4V showed an improvement in surface roughness of 11% compared with conventional machining, with a 207% increase in metal removal rate (MRR) which offered the opportunity to increase productivity. Finally, an inverse relationship was verified between generated cutting temperature and surface roughness. This was attributed mainly to the high cutting temperature generated, softening, and decreasing strength of the material in the vicinity of the cutting zone which in turn enabled smoother machining and reduced surface roughness.

Effect of Abrasive Particle Size Distribution on Removal Rate of Silicon Wafers

The effects of silica abrasives of five different particle sizes (10 nm, 40 nm, 60 nm, 80 nm and 100 nm) on the removal rate of silicon wafers were studied. The experiments were performed under two conditions, by taking the abrasive particles of uniform size and of two different sizes. The mixture of abrasive particles of two sizes increased the removal rate of the silicon wafer, and this improvement was more apparent when 10 nm particles were mixed with any other particle size. According to the stability of the slurry, the size pair of 10 nm and 60 nm presented the optimal result for the particle size mixing of abrasives. The physical model of the abrasive distribution between the silicon wafer and the polishing pad was established. The mechanism of the effect of mixed abrasive on the increase of silicon wafer removal rate was presented. Further, the contact area between the abrasive and silicon wafer was calculated by MATLAB. Based on this, the removal rate of the silicon wafer by the abrasive with mixed-sized particles was predicted with an error value of less than 10%.

Accuracy and surface quality of abrasive waterjet machined CFRP composites

The use of carbon fiber-reinforced composites is increasing today since they have an excellent weight-to-mechanical properties ratio. Traditional machining of this material is difficult. Abrasive water jet machining (AWJM) is an advanced non-traditional material removal process that can machine hard-to-cut materials. The process is widely used in aerospace, marine, and automotive industries. However, it encounters several challenges when cutting carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP). The present work aims to study the characteristics of AWJM of CFRP laminates. Detailed experimental investigations are conducted to explore the effect of traverse feed and standoff distance (SOD) on top kerf width, bottom kerf width, kerf angle, profile area, volumetric removal rate, and the average surface roughness, and jet deviation factor. Repeatability tests are also used to assess the kerf dimensional accuracy and surface roughness tolerance achieved by AWJM of CFRP laminates. Results showed that the surface roughness increases along with the cut thickness, especially at large traverse feed and SOD. Both the kerf taper angle and the volumetric removal rate increase with traverse feed and SOD.

Effect of cutting conditions on surface roughness in finish turning Hastelloy® X superalloy

Abstract The study of machining nickel-based superalloys has assisted in developing new techniques associated with cutting processes and tools. Hastelloy® X offers ideal properties for engine manufacturing in the aerospace and aeronautical applications that require high surface qualities. Thus, this work investigates the effects of three input parameters (cutting speed, depth of cut, and lubricooling conditions) at three levels on the average roughness values in the finish turning using a PVD-coated carbide tool. The 0.1 mm/rev feed rate was kept fixed, and the parameters were combined, randomized, and optimized by the Box-Behnken Design of Experiment. The statistical results showed that the most significant input parameters were cutting speed and depth of cut and their respective interactions. Furthermore, the cutting conditions with lower cutting speed and depth of cut above 1.5x tool nose radius generated high roughness values due to chatter vibration. After optimization, the best average roughness value obtained was below 0.8 µm, with a 400% increase in the material removal rate.

Improved Tooth Crown Edge Smoothing Method Based on Noise Classification and Fitting

Because three-dimensional (3D) models of teeth are currently obtained via oral scanning, there are only the tooth crown and gingival surface part, lack of data on the roots of teeth, which is not conducive to the 3D reconstruction of teeth. In order to help doctors to carry out virtual tooth correction, this paper studies the edge characteristics of the tooth crown model, removes the edge noise, which can better carry out the 3D reconstruction of teeth. Therefore, this paper proposes an improved method of tooth crown edge smoothing based on noise classification and fitting. First, according to the characteristics of the tooth crown edge, the method of noise classification is proposed after fitting analysis. The noise can be divided into two types: the noise in the boundary line and the noise in the fitting curve. Then, the noise can be identified according to the Gaussian curvature. Finally, the improved Laplacian smoothing and least squares fitting methods are used to remove the two types of noise, and the denoised tooth crown model is the output. The smoothing effect of the method is verified in terms of the noise removal rate, the patch filling rate, and the patch deletion rate. Compared with the traditional Laplacian smoothig, the new method exhibited a noise removal rate increase of 86.0%, a probability of patch filling that approximately doubled, and a probability of patch deletion that basically remained the same. Compared with the least squares fitting method, the new method exhibited a noise removal rate increase of 75.9%, a patch filling reduction of 22.61%, and a patch deletion reduction of 22.14%.

Improved Tooth Crown Edge Smoothing Method Based on Noise Classification and Fitting

Because three-dimensional (3D) models of teeth are currently obtained via oral scanning, there are only the tooth crown and gingival surface part, lack of data on the roots of teeth, which is not conducive to the 3D reconstruction of teeth. In order to help doctors to carry out virtual tooth correction, this paper studies the edge characteristics of the tooth crown model, removes the edge noise, which can better carry out the 3D reconstruction of teeth. Therefore, this paper proposes an improved method of tooth crown edge smoothing based on noise classification and fitting. First, according to the characteristics of the tooth crown edge, the method of noise classification is proposed after fitting analysis. The noise can be divided into two types: the noise in the boundary line and the noise in the fitting curve. Then, the noise can be identified according to the Gaussian curvature. Finally, the improved Laplacian smoothing and least squares fitting methods are used to remove the two types of noise, and the denoised tooth crown model is the output. The smoothing effect of the method is verified in terms of the noise removal rate, the patch filling rate, and the patch deletion rate. Compared with the traditional Laplacian smoothig, the new method exhibited a noise removal rate increase of 86.0%, a probability of patch filling that approximately doubled, and a probability of patch deletion that basically remained the same. Compared with the least squares fitting method, the new method exhibited a noise removal rate increase of 75.9%, a patch filling reduction of 22.61%, and a patch deletion reduction of 22.14%.

Topological transformation of bismuth vanadate into bismuth oxychloride: Band-gap engineering of ultrathin nanosheets with oxygen vacancies for efficient molecular oxygen activation

• An in-situ topological transformation way is proposed to synthesize ultrathin BiOCl. • BiOCl inherits the nanosheet structure and oxygen vacancies of the BiVO 4 precursor. • The oxygen vacancies endow BiOCl nanosheets with improved light-harvesting ability. • The oxygen vacancies promote charge carrier separation and prolong carrier lifetime. • 5.0 and 3.5 times increase in CIP removal rate and O 2 − yield are achieved in BiOCl. Herein, a facile in-situ topological transformation where BiVO 4 nanosheets (NS) with open instead of closed and inert surface are used as template and original material for the preparation of ultrathin BiOCl NS is proposed. The BiOCl NS developed in this work not only inherits the two-dimensional nanosheet structure of the BiVO 4 precursor, but also exhibits improved light-harvesting ability in the meantime as a result of the retention of oxygen vacancies during the topological transformation. The defect state mediated by oxygen vacancies under the conduction band endows BiOCl a narrower forbidden band width as compared to its bulk counterpart, which extends its light absorption range from ultraviolet to visible light region. More importantly, oxygen vacancies can also act as cocatalyst to accept photogenerated electrons excited from the valence band of BiOCl, which greatly suppresses the recombination of electron-hole pairs and prolongs the carrier lifetime, thereby promoting the activation of molecular oxygen into superoxide radicals ( O 2 − ) under visible light irradiation. As expected, the optimal BiOCl-3 NS exhibits a 2.2-fold increase in the yield of O 2 − radicals compared with bulk-BiVO 4 . Furthermore, a large amount of free H + in the waste acid wastewater can be tightly adsorbed with the terminal oxygen atoms of the (0 0 1) facet of BiOCl to compensate for its dangling bonds, which inhibits the crystal growth along the c axis, leaving highly reactive (0 0 1) facets as the dominant facets. Thanks to these merits, BiOCl-3 displays the highest photocatalytic performance towards ciprofloxacin (CIP) degradation among all samples, with the corresponding degradation rate of 4.51 times higher than that of the bulk-BiVO 4 , and the apparent quantum efficiency of 0.411%. Moreover, the as-developed BiOCl NS has excellent stability even after five successive cycles, with no significant changes in photocatalytic activity and structure, showing its good potential in practical applications.

Investigation on PCD cutting edge geometry for Ti6Al4V high-feed milling

Some new research challenges are connected to new high-feed milling tools, developed recently to reduce the cutting time. The main objective of this article is to analyze if PCD tools could be used for high-feed face milling of Ti6Al4V. As its performance depends significantly on cutting edge geometry, different tool geometries were evaluated regarding tool life and cutting forces. Experimental investigations demonstrate that the tool profile, which has a discontinuity on chip flow direction along the cutting edge, presents an intense local tool wear and, consequently, a smaller tool life. The PCD tool having a straight edge has a longer tool life but, contrarily to the carbide tool theory, local wear behavior on the cutting edge is not constant when depth of cut increases. The cutting force magnitude, and its dynamic, affects drastically the tool life of PCD tools in milling and it is a limitation to the increase of the material removal rate. In conclusion, it is possible to use specific PCD tools for milling titanium alloy in high feed with low depth of cut (smaller than 1 mm), which is not economically practicable.