Machinability Criteria, Tests, and Indices

Machinability Machinability is the ability of a work piece material to machine or be machined. In other words, it indicates how easy or demanding it is to shape a work piece with a cutting tool. Improving machinability may entail, for...

Multi-objective optimization approach – Grey Relational Analysis (GRA)

Cutting Tool Materials The cutting tool material is one of the important elements of the machining systems. Cutting tools are required to operate under high loads at elevated temperatures, often well in excess of 1000 􀁱C. The material and geometry...

Aluminum-copper casting alloys

Copper has the single greatest impact of all alloying elements on the strength and hardness of aluminum casting alloys, in both as-cast and heat-treated conditions, and at ambient and elevated service temperatures. Copper improves the machinability of aluminum alloys by...