Table 6 Meshing features.

From: Modeling of the fracture energy on the finite element simulation in Ti6Al4V alloy machining

 

Area

Element size (mm)

Element shape

Meshing control

Workpiece

Chip

0.015

Quad

Structured

Rest

0.015–0.3

Quad-dominated

Free

Tool

Cutting

0.06

Quad-dominated

Free

Rest

0.06–0.20

Quad-dominated

Free