Novel milling cutter structure for high-quality milling of CF/PEEK composites via enhanced shear cutting

Key Points

• Enhanced shear cutting produces higher quality surfaces in CF/PEEK composites, with improvements in fiber alignment.
• Surface roughness measurements indicate a reduction of up to 30% compared to standard milling tools.
• Assessment using a novel milling cutter design demonstrated effective results in experiments across various composite samples.
• These findings suggest improvements in manufacturing efficiency, warranting further exploration in industrial applications.