The Science and Engineering of Cutting

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Atkins was Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Reading and Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London. He taught and researched in the general field of large deformation flow and fracture of all sorts of materials, including biomaterials. He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and of the Institute of Materials 3. He sat on various professional institution committees, editorial boards of journals and book series, and has been an advisor on NATO's Science for Peace Programme. The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts -- cutting -- using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most engineering disciplines, be it mechanical, civil, medical, food or process based, and a surprising number of engineers are involved in cutting and the design of cutting tools. No other text is devoted to the cutting of materials, the mechanics (toughness, fracture, deformation, plasticity, tearing, grating, chewing, etc) having a wide range of implications for engineers, medics, manufacturers, and process engineers. This text is ideal for a wide range of engineers and specialists.

Autorentext
Dr. Atkins was Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Reading and Visiting Professor at Imperial College, London. He taught and researched in the general field of large deformation flow and fracture of all sorts of materials, including biomaterials. He was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and of the Institute of Materials 3. He sat on various professional institution committees, editorial boards of journals and book series, and has been an advisor on NATO's Science for Peace Programme.

Klappentext

The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts -- cutting -- using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most engineering disciplines, be it mechanical, civil, medical, food or process based, and a surprising number of engineers are involved in cutting and the design of cutting tools. No other text is devoted to the cutting of materials, the mechanics (toughness, fracture, deformation, plasticity, tearing, grating, chewing, etc) having a wide range of implications for engineers, medics, manufacturers, and process engineers. This text is ideal for a wide range of engineers and specialists.

Zusammenfassung
"This book will be unique in really examining all forms of cutting and machining. Prof. Atkins writes in a discursive, very readable fashion bringing in examples from a wide range of sources. I am sure the book will be accessible to a wide range of readers from the first year undergraduate to the most experienced research worker." --Brian Cotterel, University of Sydney

Inhalt
1 Controlled and uncontrolled separation of parts.2 Strength and fracture mechanics: the basics.3 Processes of separation. 4 Surface work and microstructure5 Orthogonal cutting: microtoming to metal planeing6 Types of chip: Fracture transitions and load fluctuations7 Oblique cutting and curved blades: Bacon slicing to helical milling8 Three-dimensional Cutting: Penetration, scratching, grinding, abrasive wear9 Sawing: the design and function of serrations and the removal of matter10 Piercing and perforating: punctures, arms and armor11 Sharpness and Bluntness12 Dynamic cutting12 Biological and medical cutting13 Unintentional cutting. Supermarket plastic bags, falling objects, ships hitting rocks.