Book on Science and Engineering of Cutting

[Lagrangian]

hardhart (of http://bladeforums.com) just pointed out this book on the science and engineering of cutting.

_The Science and Engineering of Cutting: The Mechanics and Processes of Separating, Scratching and Puncturing Biomaterials, Metals and Non-metals_
Tony Atkins (2009)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showt ... of-Cutting

You can find the book at Amazon.com, where you can browse it (contents and some content) before considering buying it.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Engin ... ef=lh_ni_t


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Sincerely,
--Lagrangian

[computernut]

Looks like an interesting read, thanks for sharing.

[JD Spydo]

That looks like a very interesting read for anyone who is interested in metal works of any type>> particularly someone in the machine tool field.

Some time back I seen another great book on the subject of "Deburring" in the machinist's field. It was by an author who was an expert and master machinist name Larouix Gillespie. I had never before realized just how important that proper "deburring" is to precision machine work.

I have a few books on the subject of metallurgy and machine tool engineering and I love the field myself. That book on Deburring was very pricey at the time and they wanted over $150 for it. I would imagine that this book your talking about is probably very pricey as well..

[Lagrangian]

It's not too bad at $62 (includes shipping) for that book from Amazon.com.

But yeah, some specialized technical books are incredibly expensive. There's a book about tribology and abrasive machining that I'm curious to read, but it costs $200! And two others related to grinding, lapping, and polishing cost around $150 each. Ouch.
http://www.amazon.com/Tribology-Abrasiv ... 054&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Machining-Manufac ... 099&sr=1-3
http://www.amazon.com/Polishing-Manufac ... 099&sr=1-1

Manufacturing is actually an incredibly technical as well as extremely practical (ie: real world phenomonology) field. It is huge and in many ways extremely challenging to fully optimize production. A lot of effort has gone into the theoretical as well as practical engineering. For example, even if process X produces a better product, but it's moot if it costs Y more than the market will tolerate. And that's not even considering the insane amount of science and production-floor experience that are involved!

btw, I see three books on Amazon.com written by Larouix K. Gllespie. Which one, specifically, are you referring to?
http://www.amazon.com/Deburring-Technol ... =1-3-spell
http://www.amazon.com/Deburring-Finishi ... =1-1-spell
http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Deburring-In ... =1-2-spell

Sincerely,
--Lagrangian

P.S. I posted some of these earlier, but I think they're worth mentioning again: From YouTube, here are some microscope videos of metal being cut, as well as some lectures on metallurgy:

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Microscope video of cast iron being machined:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZh6WGR16q0


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A few different steels for the workpiece (mild steel, etc.), 30 Degree Rake Angle High Speed Steel
"Slow motion of what happens in the cut. Different coatings, different materials."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuSYQ5 ... RwytEAsitQ


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"This old movie shows a magnified (~100x) moving image of machining steel with a zero lead angle about a +30° rake angle and about 5° relief (clearance) angle and formation of a BUE (Built up edge). It also has a cartoon showing how the BUE formation damages the finished machine surface."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TfNouJ ... IwpN76w%3D


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Video of martensite transformation in steel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ5lVjY ... Ff5IAkvLE=


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And a educational tutorial that simulates grains and dislocations using solder-balls between two glass plates, which are "annealed" by vibrations from an ultrasonic speaker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBbduAh ... q7hiBUk%3D


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Here are some Metallurgy lectures presented by Professor H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia at the University of Cambridge:
https://www.youtube.com/user/bhadeshia123/videos?view=1

[Jigsaw]

Interesting stuff. Might just add to the wishlist.