Abstract—Drilling is a crucial metal cutting operation extensively employed in the mechanical engineering sector. Predicting the temperature and cutting forces (forces and torques) occurring during drilling on any material and affecting the drill bit will play a positive role in estimating the life of the drill bit and thus achieving better hole quality and accuracy. In this study, drilling force and temperature were studied during Aluminum drilling using finite element method as an alternative to experimental. This topic aims to determine the cutting force and temperature in the cutting zone by analyzing the input parameters of cutting speed and feed rate during the simulation of a high-speed steel drill bit on AL 7075-T6 material. This paper introduces a methodology for developing two finite element models: the Finite Element Method (FEM) and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) for drilling simulation. The simulations are performed using the LSDYNA code based on available real experiments. The accuracy of the model makes it a satisfactory approach for drilling experiments. The two presented models can verify the drilling process and predict the heat and cutting forces occurring during drilling operation.

Keywords—Finite Element Method (FEM), Drilling, Cutting force, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) model

Cite: Tran Vu Minh, Dinh Thi Phuong Thao, Nguyen Xuan Luu, Nguyen Thi Anh, and Tran Thanh Tung, "Cutting Force and Cutting Temperature Prediction in Drilling Using Finite Element Analysis," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 480-486, 2025. doi: 10.18178/ijmerr.14.5.480-486

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