| A 5 | elongation at break |
| D | diameter of milling head |
| E#1, E#2, E#3, E#4, E#5 | areas of surface roughness measurement |
| L | length of samples |
| L_R | longitudinal cold rolling direction |
| Ra | 2D surface roughness parameter |
| R m | tensile strength |
| R p0.2 | yield stress |
| S#1, S#2, S#3 | face milling strategies |
| Sa, Sp, Sq, Sv, Sz | 3D surface roughness parameters |
| T_R | transversal cold rolling direction |
| T | thickness of samples |
| T bs | thickness of material removed from the back of the sample |
| T ms | thickness of material removed from the main side of the sample |
| T tot | total thickness of material removed from both sides of the sample |
| W | width of samples |
| ae | width of cut |
| ap1_1, ap1_2, ap2_1, ap2_2, ap2_3, ap2_4, ap3_1, ap3_2, ap3_3 | depths of cut for given strategies |
| f z | feed per tooth |
| n | rotational speed |
| r ε | corner radius |
| v c | cutting speed |
| v f | feed velocity |
| z | number of teeth |
| αo, αo′ | clearance angle and minor clearance angle |
| γo, γo′ | rake angle and minor rake angle |
| κr, κr′ | cutting edge angle and minor cutting edge angle |
| δ | angle determined by graphical methods [30] |
| θ | angle determined by graphical methods [30] |