Fundamentals of Machining Processes

The latest edition of this textbook continues to bring you the essential principles of machining through cutting, abrasion, erosion, and combined processes. This updated edition has been enhanced and expanded to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. Fundamentals of Machining Processes: Conventional and Nonconventional Processes, Fourth Edition introduces the concept of machinability and provides general guidelines for selecting a machining process. It covers the fundamentals of machining through erosion and hybrid processes, explaining the mechanisms that cause material removal, machining systems, and applications of each process. Additionally, this new edition includes a new chapter on thermal-assisted (hot) machining techniques and a new chapter on processes used in micro and nanofabrication technologies. PowerPoint slides and a solutions manual are available for qualified textbook adoption. This is a very important and needed textbook for undergraduate students in a variety of engineering programs, including production, materials technology, industrial, manufacturing, mechatronics, marine, and mechanical engineering. Graduate students specializing in topics relevant to advanced machining will also find this book to be a valuable resource. In addition, professional engineers and technicians working in production technology can benefit greatly from the information provided in this edition.

Hassan El-Hofy, an Emeritus Professor of machining technology at Alexandria University, Egypt, has a diverse background in production engineering. He received his BSc in 1976 and MSc in 1979 and later worked as an assistant lecturer. Dr. El-Hofy won the Overseas Research Student Award during his PhD work on hybrid machining processes. He returned to Alexandria University and was promoted to full professor in 1997. He served as the chair of the Department of Production Engineering at Alexandria University, vice dean for education and student affairs, and Dean of the Innovative Design Engineering School at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology.

1. Machining Processes. 2. Cutting Tools. 3. Mechanics of Orthogonal Cutting. 4. Thermal Aspects in Metal Cutting. 5. Tool Wear, Tool Life, and Economics of Metal Cutting. 6. Cutting Cylindrical Surfaces. 7. Cutting Flat Surfaces. 8. High-Speed Machining. 9. Machining by Abrasion. 10. Abrasive Finishing Processes. 11. Modern Abrasive Processes. 12. Magnetic Field-Assisted Finishing Processes. 13. Mass Finishing Operations. 14. Machining by Electrochemical Erosion. 15. Machining by Thermal Erosion. 16. Hybrid Machining Processes. 17. Machining Composite Materials. 18. Thermal-Assisted (Hot) Machining. 19. Vibration-Assisted Machining. 20. Micromachining. 21. Nanomachining. 22. Machinability. 23. Machining Process Selection. 24. References.