cv	Vertical clearance	α	Rake angle
ch	Horizontal clearance	$\Delta {\epsilon }_{ij}^{}$	Incremental component of the total strain tensor
$\Delta {\epsilon }_{ij}^{\left(TE\right)}$	Incremental component of the thermo-elastic strain tensor	$\Delta {\epsilon }_{ij}^{\left(VP\right)}$	Incremental component of the viscoplastic strain tensor
$\Delta {\epsilon }_{ij}^{\left(TH\right)}$	Incremental component of the thermal strain tensor	$\Delta {\sigma }_{ij}^{}$	Incremental components of the second Piola-Kirchhoff stress
${\epsilon }_{kl}^{\left(E\right)}$	Accumulated components of the elastic strain tensor at time t	${\delta }_{ij}$	Kronecker delta
$E\left(T\right)$	The temperature-dependent Young modulus	$\nu \left(T\right)$	The temperature-dependent Poisson ratio
${\alpha }_m$	Coefficient of thermal expansion	v1, v2	Slitting velocity
a, b, h	Finite element dimensions	r1, r2, r3	Radius tools
w 1	Sheet width	l	Sheet length
w1, w2	The width of the knives	FS, FD	Static and dynamic friction coefficients
DC	Exponential decay coefficient	vrel	Relative velocity of the surfaces in contact
σY	Yield stress	εeq	Equivalent plastic strain
${\dot{\epsilon }}^{*}$	Normalized effective plastic strain rate	m	Thermal softening coefficient
n	Strain hardening coefficient	Tm	Material melting temperature
Tr	Room temperature	k	Shape factor
$\Delta {\sigma }_{eq{,}_{max}}$	Increment of the von Mises equivalent stress	bh	Burr height