The Science and Engineering of Cutting, 1st Edition

Readership

Student and professional mechanical, materials, and manufacturing engineers, process and food engineers, related interest from biomedical, civil and other technology fields.

The Science and Engineering of Cutting, 1st Edition

1 Controlled and uncontrolled separation of parts.
2 Strength and fracture mechanics: the basics.
3 Processes of separation.
4 Surface work and microstructure
5 Orthogonal cutting: microtoming to metal planeing
6 Types of chip: Fracture transitions and load fluctuations
7 Oblique cutting and curved blades: Bacon slicing to helical milling
8 Three-dimensional Cutting: Penetration, scratching, grinding, abrasive wear
9 Sawing: the design and function of serrations and the removal of matter
10 Piercing and perforating: punctures, arms and armor
11 Sharpness and Bluntness
12 Dynamic cutting
12 Biological and medical cutting
13 Unintentional cutting. Supermarket plastic bags, falling objects, ships hitting rocks.