Thermal deformation is one of the contributors of critical errors of machine tools. ISO 10791-10 describes standardized tests to evaluate a machine tool’s thermal deformation; however, they do not include cutting operations. By repeatedly performing the same machining feature, one can observe the change in geometric accuracy, which is typically caused by the thermal influence of the environment or the heat generated by the machine tool. This paper proposes a simple machining test to evaluate a machine tool’s thermal displacement in the tool’s axial direction (Z-direction). Together with a technical committee of the Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association, the authors proposed the revision of ISO 10791-10 in ISO/TC39/SC2 to add the present machining tests. This paper presents the test procedures and case studies as well as a comparison with an alternative machining test.

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