Handbook of Advanced Ceramics Machining



Ceramics, with their unique properties and diverse applications, hold the potential to revolutionize many industries, including automotive and semiconductors. For many applications, ceramics could replace metals and other materials that are more easily and inexpensively machined. However, current ceramic machining methods remain cost-prohibitive. Fortunately, the current flurry of research will soon yield new and better methods for machining advanced ceramic materials. Reflecting the life-long dedication of an unsurpassed team of experts from industry and academia, the Handbook of Advanced Ceramics Machining explores the latest developments in our understanding of the mechanisms involved in ceramics machining as well as state-of-the-art technologies. Multiple chapters are devoted to various types and aspects of the lapping and grinding processes, such as mechanisms, monitoring techniques, mono- versus polycrystalline abrasives, and tribological properties. Covering methods that offer high-rate material removal and others that provide extremely high-quality surface finish, this book examines conventional, new, and lesser-known methods including ductile grinding, belt centerless grinding, lapping, polishing, double-side grinding, laser-assisted grinding, ultrasonic machining, and the new electrolytic in-process dressing (ELID) grinding method. An indispensable toolkit for opening new avenues of possibility for ceramics applications, the Handbook of Advanced Ceramics Machining helps bring cost-effective, high-performance, and high-precision methods into standard practice.

The latest developments in machining of advance ceramics written by authors who have spent their carerrs studying ceramic machining and ceramic stock removal mechanisms. Dr. Steve Malkin summarizes his work in chapter 3 on the mechanisms of grinding ceramic, a topic covered in his many years of research. Chapter 4, strength of ceramics, reflects the work of Dr. John Mayer, University of Texas who spent decades studying this aspect of ceramics. The chapters on ELID grinding are the work of Dr. Ohmori, who first introduced the methods, and his students who are on the forefront of this promising new technology. Another example of new technologies is application of centerless grinding with diamond coated abrasive belts where stock removal is a primary consideration - work understudy at the University of Toledo

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