Table of Contents

Conventions Used in This Book. Machine Tools and Machining Operations. Mechanics of Metal Cutting. Temperatures in Metal Cutting. Tool Life and Tool Materials. Cutting Fluids and Surface Roughness. Economics of Metal-Cutting Operations. Nomenclature of Cutting Tools. Chip Control. Machine Tool Vibrations. Grinding. Manufacturing Systems and Automation. Computer-Aided Manufacturing. Design for Machining. Nonconventional Machining Processes. Nomenclature. Index.

About the Author

Winston A. Knight, Geoffrey Boothroyd