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Expanded and revised to include changes and additions to metal cutting theory. Covers developments in tool materials and industrial practice over the last seven years. Describes the stresses and temperatures acting on cutting tools and explains theirinfluence on performance. Discusses tool wear which determines cutting efficiency. Details machinability and control of tool material structure and composition.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Foreword (p. ix)
• Preface (p. xi)
• Acknowledgements (p. xv)
• Chapter 1 Introduction: Historical and Economic Context (p. 1)
• The Metal Cutting (or Machining) Process (p. 1)
• A Short History of Machining (p. 2)
• Machining and the Global Economy (p. 4)
• Summary and Conclusion (p. 7)
• References (p. 8)
• Chapter 2 Metal Cutting Operations and Terminology (p. 9)
• Introduction (p. 9)
• Turning (p. 9)
• Boring Operations (p. 12)
• Drilling (p. 13)
• Facing (p. 14)
• Forming and Parting Off (p. 14)
• Milling (p. 14)
• Shaping and Planing (p. 16)
• Broaching (p. 18)
• Conclusion (p. 19)
• References (p. 19)
• Bibliography (Also see Chapter 15) (p. 19)
• Chapter 3 The Essential Features of Metal Cutting (p. 21)
• Introduction (p. 21)
• The Chip (p. 23)
• Techniques for Study of Chip Formation (p. 24)
• Chip Shape (p. 25)
• Chip Formation (p. 26)
• The Chip/tool Interface (p. 29)
• Chip Flow Under Conditions of Seizure (p. 40)
• The Built-up Edge (p. 41)
• Machined Surfaces (p. 47)
• Summary and Conclusion (p. 47)
• References (p. 55)
• Chapter 4 Forces and Stresses in Metal Cutting (p. 57)
• Introduction (p. 57)
• Stress on the Shear Plane (p. 58)
• Forces in the Flow Zone (p. 60)
• The Shear Plane and Minimum Energy Theory (p. 62)
• Forces in Cutting Metals and Alloys (p. 74)
• Stresses in the Tool (p. 79)
• Stress Distribution (p. 80)
• Conclusion (p. 95)
• References (p. 95)
• Chapter 5 Heat in Metal Cutting (p. 97)
• Introduction (p. 97)
• Heat In the Primary Shear Zone (p. 98)
• Heat at the Tool/work Interface (p. 102)
• Heat Flow at the Tool Clearance Face (p. 112)
• Heat in Areas of Sliding (p. 113)
• Methods of Tool Temperature Measurement (p. 114)
• Measured Temperature Distribution in Tools (p. 121)
• Relationship of Tool Temperature to Speed (p. 126)
• Relationship of Tool Temperature to Tool Design (p. 128)
• Conclusion (p. 130)
• References (p. 130)
• Chapter 6 Cutting Tool Materials I: High Speed Steels (p. 132)
• Introduction and Short History (p. 132)
• Carbon Steel Tools (p. 133)
• High Speed Steels (p. 138)
• Structure and Composition (p. 140)
• Properties of High Speed Steels (p. 144)
• Tool Life and Performance of High Speed Steel Tools (p. 149)
• Tool-life Testing (p. 163)
• Conditions of Use (p. 166)
• Further Development (p. 167)
• Conclusion (p. 173)
• References (p. 173)
• Chapter 7 Cutting Tool Materials II: Cemented Carbides (p. 175)
• Cemented Carbides: an Introduction (p. 175)
• Structures and Properties (p. 176)
• Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Alloys (WC-Co) (p. 177)
• Tool Life and Performance of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Tools (p. 186)
• Tungsten-Titanium-Tantalum Carbide Bonded with Cobalt (p. 202)
• Performance of (WC+TiC+TaC) -Co Tools (p. 205)
• Perspective: "Straight" WC-Co Grades versus the "Steel-Cutting" Grades (p. 209)
• Performance of "TiC Only" Based Tools (p. 210)
• Performance of Laminated and Coated Tools (p. 211)
• Practical Techniques of Using Cemented Carbides for Cutting (p. 215)
• Conclusion on Carbide Tools (p. 224)
• References (p. 225)
• Chapter 8 Cutting Tool Materials III: Ceramics, CBN Diamond (p. 227)
• Introduction (p. 227)
• Alumina (Ceramic) Tools (p. 227)
• Alumina-Based Composites (Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] + TiC) (p. 229)
• Sialon (p. 231)
• Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) (p. 236)
• Diamond, Synthetic Diamond, and Diamond Coated Cutting Tools (p. 239)
• General Survey of All Tool Materials (p. 245)
• References (p. 249)
• Chapter 9 Machinability (p. 251)
• Introduction (p. 251)
• Magnesium (p. 252)
• Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys (p. 254)
• Copper, Brass and Other Copper Alloys (p. 258)
• Commercially Pure Iron (p. 269)
• Steels: Alloy Steels and Heat-Treatments (p. 269)
• Free-Cutting Steels (p. 278)
• Austenitic Stainless Steels (p. 290)
• Cast Iron (p. 293)
• Nickel and Nickel Alloys (p. 296)
• Titanium and Titanium Alloys (p. 303)
• Zirconium (p. 307)
• Conclusions on Machinability (p. 307)
• References (p. 309)
• Chapter 10 Coolants and Lubricants (p. 311)
• Introduction (p. 311)
• Coolants (p. 313)
• Lubricants (p. 322)
• Conclusions on Coolants and Lubricants (p. 334)
• References (p. 337)
• Chapter 11 High Speed Machining (p. 339)
• Introduction to High Speed Machining (p. 339)
• Economics of High Speed Machining (p. 340)
• Brief Historical Perspective (p. 341)
• Material Properties at High Strain Rates (p. 343)
• Influence of Increasing Speed on Chip Formation (p. 348)
• Stainless Steel (p. 352)
• AISI 4340 (p. 359)
• Aerospace Aluminum and Titanium (p. 360)
• Conclusions and Recommendations (p. 363)
• References (p. 368)
• Chapter 12 Modeling of Metal Cutting (p. 371)
• Introduction to Modeling (p. 371)
• Empirical Models (p. 373)
• Review of Analytical Models (p. 374)
• Mechanistic Models (p. 375)
• Finite Element Analysis Based Models (p. 382)
• Artificial Intelligence Based Modeling (p. 397)
• Conclusions (p. 404)
• References (p. 406)
• Chapter 13 Management of Technology (p. 411)
• Retrospective and Perspective (p. 411)
• Conclusions on New Tool Materials (p. 412)
• Conclusions on Machinability (p. 414)
• Conclusions on Modeling (p. 416)
• Machining and the Global Economy (p. 417)
• References (p. 422)
• Chapter 14 Exercises For Students (p. 425)
• Review Questions (p. 425)
• Interactive Further Work on the Shear Plane (p. 434)
• Bibliography and Selected Web-sites (p. 435)
• Index (p. 439)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Edward Moor Trent, who was born in England, gained his M.Sc., Ph.D. and D.Met. in Metallurgy at Sheffield University. At Wickman/Wimet in Coventry, England, he was the first to describe the diffusion wear mechanisms in tungsten-carbide-cobalt cutting tools. This work was the foundation for new grades of carbide for cutting steels, and subsequently for the development of coated cutting tools. He was later a Senior Lecturer in the Industrial Metallurgy Department at Birmingham University. He was awarded the "Hadfield Medal" by the Iron and Steel Institute in recognition of his contributions to metallurgy.
Paul Kenneth Wright, who was born in England and now resides in Berkeley, California, is professor of Mechanical Engineering and co-chairman of the Management of Technology Program at the University of California, Berkeley School of Engineering. He is also the Associate Dean for Distance Learning and Instructional Technology.