Metal Cutting / Edition 4

by Paul K. Wright Ph.D., Industrial Metallurgy, Edward M. Trent Ph. D., D. Met. in Metallurgy at Sheffield University.

Overview

Metal cutting is an essential process throughout engineering design and manufacturing industries. To increase efficiency and reduce costs, it is necessary to improve understanding of the metal cutting process. This book presents a comprehensive treatment of the subject that focuses on the features of the behavior of tool and work materials that influence the efficiency of metal cutting operations.

The fourth edition of this acclaimed book has been expanded and revised to include significant changes and additions to metal cutting theory, and to cover developments in tool materials and industrial practice. In particular, improvements in the understanding of the generation of heat and distribution of temperature in the cutting tool are described; a discussion of the structure, properties, and performance of newly developed ceramic tool materials and tool coatings is presented; new information of the machinability of alloys is given; and the introduction of calcium deoxidized steels and their improved machinability are assessed. Additionally, a material selection and design-based approach is expanded upon to improve industrial relevance.

Metal Cutting provides invaluable information for those engaged in machining, toolmaking, and related engineering activities, and it serves as a useful introduction to the subject for students of metallurgy and engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750670692
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/03/2000
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.68(w) x 9.92(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor Wright is prominent in the field, heads a prestigious department, and has very good industry contacts with Boeing Corp. and Ford. He is the nominated 'successor' of coauthor Edward Trent, whose book is a classic in the field.Wright, who was born in England and now resides in Berkeley, Calif., is professor of mechanical engineering and co-chairman of the Management of Technology Program at the University of California/Berkeley School of Engineering.He has written numerous articles for journals, conferences, and symposiums, as well as coauthored "Manufacturing Intelligence," with D.A. Bourne. In addition, he serves as a consultant and is involved in many professional organizations.

Edward Moor Trent was born in England and 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. Trent was a prominent lecturer in the Industrial Metallurgy Dept. at Birmingham University and was awarded the "Hadfield Medal" by the Iron and Steel Institute in recognition of his contributions to metallurgy. His accomplishments are highly regarded among professionals in the field today.

Table of Contents

Metal Cutting Operations and Terminology; The Essential Features of Metal Cutting; Forces in Metal Cutting; Heat in Metal Cutting; Cutting Tool Materials, Steel; Cutting Tool Materials, Carbides; Cutting Tool Materials, Ceramic and Ultrahard; Machinability; Coolants and Lubricants; Bibliography; and Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This book should be in the reference library of every engineer involved in metal cutting in any capacity, and it seems to be the textbook of choice for teaching the subject. It is destined to become the standard against which any other book on the subject of metal cutting will be measured!...wonderfully thorough, well organized, readable and well illustrated text or professional reference book." —Robert W. Messler, Jr., Professor/Materials Sciece & Engineering

From the Publisher

Trent (University of Birmingham) and Wright (University of California, Berkeley) introduce the essential features of metal cutting, and the roles played by forces and stresses, heat, materials, and coolants and lubricants. The fourth edition adds four chapters that reflect the trend towards high speed machining of aerospace and other difficult-to-machine alloys, and the use of the computer to support analytical and computer modeling of cutting. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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