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Built up edge
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Machining/Yrjfj6IV">machining</a>, specifically <a href="/facts/Cutting_tool_(machining)/By7NvLuM">cutting</a> operations, a built-up edge (BUE) is an accumulation of material against the <a href="/facts/Tool_bit/mlovCbAr">rake face</a> that seizes to the <a href="/facts/Tipped_tool/Sz4AU0ps">tool tip</a>, separating it from the <a href="/facts/Swarf/dlNXhYpd">chip</a>. </p>