Author’s Accepted Manuscript Segmented and mathematical model for 3D FEM tapping simulation to predict the relative torque before tool production Ekrem Oezkaya, Dirk Biermann PII: S0020-7403(17)30965-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.04.011 Reference: MS3658 To appear in: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Received date: 19 June 2016 Revised date: 19 March 2017 Accepted date: 16 April 2017 Cite this article as: Ekrem Oezkaya and Dirk Biermann, Segmented and mathematical model for 3D FEM tapping simulation to predict the relative torque before tool production, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.04.011 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted fo publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version o the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain www.elsevier.com/locate/ijmecsci