Nano and Micromachining

Nano and Micromachining

Edited by

Professor J. Paulo Davim, University of Aveiro, PORTUGAL
Professor Mark J. Jackson, Purdue University, USA


ISBN : 9781848211032

Publication Date : November 2008

Hardcover 224 pp

110.00 USD

Co-publisher

Description


This book provides the fundamentals and recent advances in nano and micromachining for modern manufacturing engineering.
It begins by providing an outline of nanomachining with emphasis being given to molecular dynamics, cutting and chip formation, before discussing various advances in field and machining processes, including advances in diamond cutting tools, conventional processes (microturning, microdrilling, micromilling, etc.), grinding and ultra-precision processes, and non-conventional machining processes (laser micromachining, EDM micromachining, etc.).
The coverage concludes with an evaluation of subsurface damages in nano and micromachining and a presentation of applications in industry.

As such, not only will this book prove useful to those studying engineering or machining at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level, but it will also serve as a useful reference guide for academics and engineers involved in these areas and related industries.

Contents


1. Nanoscale Cutting, RĂ¼diger Rentsch.
2. Ductile Mode Cutting of Brittle Materials: Mechanism, Chip Formation and Machined Surfaces, Xiaoping Li.
3. Diamond Tools in Micromachining, Waqar Ahmed, Mark J. Jackson and Michael D. Whitfield.
4. Conventional Processes: Microturning, Microdrilling and Micromilling, Wit Grzesik.
5. Microgrinding and Ultra-precision Processes, Mark J. Jackson and Michael D. Whitfield.
6. Non-conventional Processes: Laser Micromachining, Grant M. Robinson and Mark J. Jackson.
7. Evaluation of Subsurface Damage in Nano and Micromachining, Jianmei Zhang, Jiangang Sun and Zhijian Pei.
8. Applications of Nano and Micromachining in Industry, Jiwang Yan.