Principles of Metal Cutting

This book provides an introduction to the principles of metal cutting technology, an important part of manufacturing engineering today. These principles form the basis for understanding vital areas like cutting tool design, machinability data, operation planning, etc. SI units have been used and a number of numerical examples have been provided in each chapter.

Contents:
Preface / List of Symbols / Introduction / Tool Geometry of Single-point Cutting Tools / Chip Formation Mechanism / Force System in Orthogonal Cutting / Thermal Aspects in Machining / Tool Wear and Tool-life Analysis / Machinability and Machining Economics / Cutting Fluids / Advances in Cutting Tool Materials / Chatter and its Significance / Surface Roughness / Chip Breakers / Aspects of Single-point Tool Design / Machining Non-metal and Hard Materials / Appendix A / Appendix B / Bibliography / Answer to Exercise Problems / Index