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Merchant's Theory
Merchant's Theory
Shear -Plane
Chip
Tool
Work-piece
Pn
Ps R
F
R
Px
X-Axis
Pz
Equations can be derived to relate the forces that cannot be measured to the forces that can be measured:
F = N= Ps = Pn= PX cos + PZ sin Pz cos - PX sin PZ cos - PX sin PX cos + PZ sin
Based on these calculated force, shear stress and coefficient of friction can be determined
Coefficient of friction ()
Y-Axis
Shear -Plane
Chip
Tool
Work-piece
N F
N Ps
F R
Pz
Px
XAxis
Pn
R
Px
Pz
Tool
Work-piece
Ao
As
Ps
XAxis