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A word to the reader ............................................................................................................................... 2
Symbols and units. ................................................................................................................................. 3
Abbreviation list ...................................................................................................................................... 4
TITANIUM GRADES ............................................................................................................. 5
MACHINABILITY OF TITANIUM ............................................................................................ 7
MILLING TITANIUM ............................................................................................................. 9 TOOLS FOR MACHINING TITANIUM
CEMENTED CARBIDE GRADES FOR MILLING TITANIUM ................................................................. 9
HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT CARBIDE GRADE? .................................................................... 11
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR MILLING TITANIUM ............................................................................ 13
INITIAL CUTTING DATA IN MILLING .................................................................................................. 16
TOOLS FOR MILLING TITANIUM EFFICIENTLY ................................................................................. 33
Indexable extended flute cutters for milling shoulders and wide edges ............................... 33
Milling with high pressure coolant (HPC) ............................................................................ 35
Fast feed milling titanium ................................................................................................... 38
High speed milling titanium ................................................................................................ 43
DRILLING TITANIUM.......................................................................................................... 47
DRILLING SHALLOW HOLES ............................................................................................................. 49
CENTER DRILLING .............................................................................................................................. 50
SELECTING A DRILL ........................................................................................................................... 51
INITIAL CUTTING DATA IN DRILLING................................................................................................. 52
REAMING TITANIUM ......................................................................................................... 54
INITIAL CUTTING DATA IN REAMING ................................................................................................ 56
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