Twist Drill Geometry

Geometry Parts of Twisted Drill:





Twist drill has three principal parts
1. Drill point or dead center
2. Body
3. Shank.

Drill axis is the longitudinal line.
Drill point is the sharpened end of the drill body consisting of all that part which is shaped to produce lips, faces and chisel edge.
Lip or cutting edge is the edge formed by the intersection of the flank and face
Lip length is the minimum distance between the outer corner and the chisel-edge corner of the lip.

Parts of twisted drill
Face is that portion of the flute surface adjacent to the lip on which the chip impinges as it is cut from the work.
Chisel edge is the edge formed by the intersection of the flanks.
Flank is that surface on a drill point which extends behind the lip to the following flute.
Flutes are the grooves in the body of the drill, which provide lips, allow the removal of chips, and permit cutting fluid to reach the lips.
Flute length is the axial length from the extreme end of the point to the termination of the flutes at the shank end of the body.
Body is that portion of the drill nomenclature, which extends from the extreme cutting end to the beginning of the shank.
Shank is that portion of the drill by which it is held and driven,
Heel is the edge formed by the intersection of the flute surface and the body clearance.
Body clearance is that portion of the body surface reduced in diameter to provide diametric clearance.
Core or web is the central portion of the drill situated between the roots of the flute sand extending from the point end towards the shank; the point end of the core forms the chisel edge.
Lands are the cylindrically ground surfaces on the leading edges of the drill flutes.