Table 5 Parameters for modelling Aluminium 7475.

From: In-SEM micro-machining reveals the origins of the size effect in the cutting energy

Type

In-situ SEM cutting

Burgers vector (b)

2.86 × 10–10 m44

Shear modulus (G)

27.1 × 109 Pa45

Taylor factor (α)

0.537

Shear to normal stress factor (M)

\( \sqrt 3 \)37

Specific cutting energy (K0)

1.1 GPa (fitted)

Friction coefficient (µ)

0.65 (fitted)