What is the helix on an end mill?

Zzh756302 Jan, 2025Technology

The seemingly ordinary spiral structure on the end mill contains many exquisite features that profoundly affect the quality and efficiency of machining.The spiral structure on the end mill is not a simple decoration. It affects the performance of the end mill in all aspects, from cutting force distribution, chip removal effect to adaptability to different material processing. Understanding and applying this knowledge reasonably can bring twice the result with half the effort to mechanical processing.