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Tribology and Fundamentals of Abrasive Machining Processes

  • 3rd Edition - November 10, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Bahman Azarhoushang, Ioan D. Marinescu, W. Brian Rowe, Boris Dimitrov, Hitoshi Ohmori
  • Language: English

This new edition draws upon the fundamentals of abrasive machining processes and the science of tribology to understand, predict, and improve abrasive machining processes. Each of… Read more

Description

This new edition draws upon the fundamentals of abrasive machining processes and the science of tribology to understand, predict, and improve abrasive machining processes. Each of the main elements of the abrasive machining system is looked at alongside the tribological factors that control the efficiency and quality of the processes described. The new edition has been updated to include a variety of industrial applications. Grinding and conditioning of grinding tools are dealt with in particular detail, and solutions are proposed for many of the most commonly experienced industrial problems, such as poor accuracy, poor surface quality, rapid tool wear, vibrations, workpiece burn, and high process costs. The entire book has been rewritten and restructured, with ten completely new chapters. Other new features include:

Key features

  • Extensive explanations of the main abrasive machining processes such as grinding (including reciprocating and creep-feed grinding, high-speed high-efficiency deep grinding, external and internal cylindrical grinding, and centerless grinding), honing, superfinishing, lapping, polishing, and finishing
  • Discussions of the new classes of abrasives, abrasive tools, and bonding materials
  • New case studies and troubleshooting on the most common grinding practices
  • New coverage on grinding tool conditioning, mechanical dressing, and nonmechanical dressing processes
  • Detailed explanations of the effects of process input parameters (such as cutting parameters, workpiece material and geometry, and abrasive tools) on process characteristics, workpiece quality, tool wear, and process parameters (such as cutting forces and temperature as well as achievable material removal rate)
  • Updated topics regarding process fluids for abrasive machining and fluid delivery

Readership

Academics and upper level undergrad/grad students in mechanical engineering and machining/manufacturing. Professional mechanical engineers and machinists/manufacturers

Table of contents

Part One: Science of abrasive machining and tribology (introduction)

1. Abrasives
Bahman Azarhoushang

2. Abrasive tools
Bahman Azarhoushang

3. Abrasive machining processes
Bahman Azarhoushang

4. Tribosystems of abrasive machining processes
Amir Daneshi and Bahman Azarhoushang

Part Two: Principles of abrasive machining processes

5. Kinematics of bonded abrasive machining processes
Ali Zahedi and Bahman Azarhoushang

6. Material removal mechanisms of bonded abrasive machining (forces, friction, and energy)
Bahman Azarhoushang and Mohammadali Kadivar

7. Contact mechanics
Bahman Azarhoushang and Ali Zahedi

8. Grinding wheel macrodesign and microtopography
Bahman Azarhoushang

9. Grinding tool conditioning
Bahman Azarhoushang and Heike Kitzig-Frank

10. Principles of grinding processes
Bahman Azarhoushang and Heike Kitzig-Frank

11. Cutting temperature and energy partition in grinding
Mohammadali Kadivar and Bahman Azarhoushang

12. Kinematics and material removal mechanisms of loose abrasive machining
Mohammadali Kadivar and Bahman Azarhoushang

Part Three: Tool wear, induced surface integrity of workpiece material, and machineability of materials

13. Mechanisms of tool wear
Bahman Azarhoushang and Amir Daneshi

14. Thermal aspects of abrasive machining processes
Bahman Azarhoushang and Mohammadali Kadivar

15. Workpiece surface roughness
Bahman Azarhoushang and Amir Daneshi

16. Machineability of materials
Amir Daneshi and Bahman Azarhoushang

Part Four: Process fluids and tribochemistry of abrasive machining

17. Process fluids for abrasive machining
Bahman Azarhoushang

18. Fluid delivery
Bahman Azarhoushang

19. Tribochemistry of abrasive machining
Ali Zahedi and Bahman Azarhoushang

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 16, 2021
  • Language: English

About the authors

BA

Bahman Azarhoushang

Bahman Azarhoushang is a professor of mechanical and medical engineering at Furtwangen University in Germany, where he leads the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (KSF). Leveraging state-of-the-art CNC machinery and advanced metrology tools, he has authored more than 300 publications, including more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals — and holds several european and german patents in grinding and dressing technologies. Professor Azarhoushang has contributed to several books and is a coauthor of the third edition of Tribology and Fundamentals of Abrasive Machining Processes (Elsevier). In addition to his academic contributions, Professor Azarhoushang serves as a senior advisor to European companies in the field of precision machining and leads a grinding working group in southern Germany comprised of 30 international member companies. His extensive academic background combined with active industrial engagement uniquely positions him as a pivotal contributor to the advancement of modern dressing and grinding technologies. He specializes in conditioning (both mechanical and non-mechanical dressing), grinding, precision machining, innovative tooling, laser surface structuring, and process optimisation, while also teaching courses in manufacturing engineering, machine tools, production metrology, and precision manufacturing.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Mechanical and Medical Engineering, Furtwangen University, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald, Germany

IM

Ioan D. Marinescu

Ioan D. Marinescu is Professor and Director of the Precision Micromachining Center at The University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, and CEO of Advanced Manufacturing Solutions, LLC. His research interests include manufacturing processes, grinding, tribology, advanced materials, and machining of brittle materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Director, Precision Micromachining Center, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

WR

W. Brian Rowe

W. Brian Rowe is Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. He is also former Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Tribology Research Laboratory. Professor Rowe is a widely respected researcher in the fields of tribology and grinding. He has authored many books on grinding and grinding machine technology, also on bearing analysis and design.
Affiliations and expertise
Consulting Director and Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

BD

Boris Dimitrov

Boris Dimitrov is a Consulting Engineer in mechanics and chemistry, former Chief Scientist of the Romanian Research Institute of Applied Mechanics, and a former member of the Romanian Institute for Precision Mechanics in Bucharest.
Affiliations and expertise
Romanian Research Institute for Applied Mechanics and Institute for Precision Mechanics, Bucharest, Romania

HO

Hitoshi Ohmori

Hitoshi Ohmori is Chief Scientist at the Materials Fabrication Laboratory, RIKEN, Wakō, Saitama, Japan.
Affiliations and expertise
Chief Scientist, Materials Fabrication Laboratory, RIKEN, Wakō, Saitama, Japan

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