Reflecting changes in machining practice, Fundamentals of Machining and Machine Tools, Third Edition emphasizes the economics of machining processes and design for machining. This edition includes new material on super-hard cutting tool materials, tool geometries, and surface coatings. It describes recent developments in high-speed machining, hard machining, and cutting fluid applications such as dry and minimum-quantity lubrication machining. It also presents analytical methods that outline the limitations of various approaches. This edition features expanded information on tool geometries for chip breaking and control as well as improvements in cost modeling of machining processes.

Winston A. Knight, Geoffrey Boothroyd

In the more than 15 years since the second edition of Fundamentals of Machining and Machine Tools was published, the industry has seen many changes. Students must keep up with developments in analytical modeling of machining processes, modern cutting tool materials, and how these changes affect the economics of machining. With coverage reflecting s

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.