The quasi-intermittent vibration assisted swing cutting (QVASC) has demonstrated excellent performance in improving the machining ability of difficult to machine materials such as Ti6AL4V. This machining technique also offers the benefits of reversing friction, lowering cutting force, and enhancing surface quality as compared to elliptical vibration assisted turning (EVC). Additionally, the distinct quasi-intermittent deflection feature can successfully lower the surface residual height and enhance processing quality. At present, the modeling of cutting specific energy mainly focuses on the macroscopic scale of ordinary cutting methods and materials. There is limited research on modeling the cutting specific energy of QVASC titanium alloy at the micrometer scale. This article proposes a comprehensive specific cutting energy (SCE) model considering size effects, material elastic recovery, temperature evolution, and chip friction, based on the unique quasi-intermittent cutting characteristics of QVASC and the microstructure characteristics of Ti6AL4V. Through finite element simulation analysis and single factor comparative experiments, the effects of different cutting methods, undeformed cutting thickness, cutting speed, tool swing frequency and amplitude on cutting specific energy were studied. The change mechanism of SCE is analyzed. The results show that QVASC can reduce the equivalent plastic strain and the maximum principal stress, which is helpful to reduce the cutting specific energy. At small cutting thicknesses, most of the energy is wasted in extruding the material rather than in shear removal, which results in a higher SCE. The minimum SCE occurs during the transition of the cutting mechanism from ploughing to shearing. Furthermore, the fluctuating patterns of theoretical and experimental SCE under various cutting thicknesses, cutting speeds, tool swing frequencies and amplitudes are consistent with maximum errors of 9.3 %, 12.3 %, 9.1 %, and 9.2 % respectively. All are within the acceptable range, which proves the validity of the theoretical model. This study is helpful to understand the energy dissipation in the cutting process of QVASC.
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