... metal matrix composites (HMMCs) with a detailed analysis on machining conditions. The findings could help in the production of composite with a higher degree of surface finish. This will enable the adoption of HMMCs as industrial product for mass scale production. Originality/value – Good quality...

...N. Radhika; S. Babudeva Senapathi; R. Subramaniam; Rahul Subramany; K.N. Vishnu Purpose The purpose of this paper is surface roughness prediction using pattern recognition for the aluminium hybrid metal matrix composite (HMMC). Design/methodology/approach Hybrid composites were manufactured...

...M. Stanford; P.M. Lister; K.A. Kibble; C. Morgan; T. Sihra Purpose The purpose of this work is to investigate the performance of non‐contaminating metal cutting environments and investigate the associated tool chip interface conditions. The work benchmarks flood coolant characteristics...

... in the die during the extrusion cycle. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Stress Mechanical behavior of materials Metals Simulation Finite element analysis Al‐6063 billet Extrusion die Quality Aluminum alloys of the Al‐Mg‐Si family (6000 series) are the most commonly used...

...N. Radhika; R. Subramanian; S. Venkat Prasat; B. Anandavel Purpose Recent trends in material science show a considerable interest in the manufacturing of metal matrix composites to meet the stringent demands of lightweight, high strength and corrosion resistance. Aluminium is the popular matrix...

... Limited 2012 Stainless steel Grinding Metals Temperature Force Roughness Surface grinding Sub‐zero coolant Liquid carbon dioxide Grinding burns Hardness Manufacturers are currently focusing on developing high‐speed and precision grinding operations, which will enable them...

...C. Velmurugan; R. Subramanian; S. Thirugnanam; B. Anandavel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to produce Al6061 metal matrix composites reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) and graphite particulates and study their wear behavior and also to develop artificial neural network model to predict...

...‐metals pairs, sliding in water. Design/methodology/approach Ball on disc unidirectional sliding tests are run with Si₃N₄ against tool steel, stainless steel and cast iron in water. The friction force is recorded continuously and the wear is evaluated at the end of the run...

... simulate the typical frictional pairs in a water hydraulic piston pump was built. The friction and wear behaviors of the three pairs in the pump with different materials combinations were tested on the test bench. The tested materials included metal, engineering ceramics and plastics. Some surface...

...Roman Kaczyński; Leongard I. Pogodaev Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the phenomenon of wear resistance of some metals and alloys with allowance for the stiffness of their stressed‐strained state of the surface. Design/methodology/approach An original criterion (in the form...

...Cem Sinanoğlu Purpose To discuss the effects of metal matrix composite (MMC) journal structure on the pressure distribution and, consequently, on the load‐carrying capacity of the bearing are predicted using feed forward architecture of neurons. Design/methodology/approach The inputs...

...M. Stanford; P.M. Lister Purpose Cutting fluids despite playing an important role in metal cutting have considerable environmental impact. Inert gaseous metal cutting environments were investigated with the aim of removing soluble oil cutting fluids from metal cutting operations. Design...

... been generally analysed by formulating relationships associated with tool wear progression to ascertain cutting fluid effectiveness (Howes et al., 1991 ; Schenach, 1999 ; Williams and Tabor, 1977). Mazurkiewicz et al. (1989) achieved metal removal rates up to 12.5 times higher...

.... Repeated loading and unloading of sand grains induce abrasion degradation. The main representative contact is the aluminium alloy (5xxx)/silica grain. Alloys Metals Friction Wear For some time now, the use of aluminium alloys in the transport industry, has increased enormously. Their use...

... Composite materials Metallurgy Metals Several methods to synthesize composites based on a variety of materials have been proposed. Among others, one can mention the results reported by Cornie et al. (1986) , Fisher (1984) , and Schioler and Stiglish (1986) nevertheless, concerning...

... topography parameters and the statistical distributions over the turned surfaces are determined. Also, possibilities of turned profiles discrimination are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Surface roughness Machining Metals Steels a=depth of cut (mm) L=profile...

... (Al₂O_{3) ball did the grinding from the disc surface, that is, abrasive wear ocurred on the surface and this is shown in Figure 7 . Friction Wear Surface engineering Metals Alloys It is well known that the microstructure of a film, which determines its resultant physical properties}...

... stresses (σ₀ = 1.8GPa (measured by substrate bending), thickness t = 2μm and a coefficient of friction μ = 0.2 (against Si₃N_{4). Coating Component manufacture Metals Low friction coatings are used today in nearly all fields where a low coefficient}...

... © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Metals Spray deposition Very novel metal spray process Keywords: Metals, Spray deposition Inovati (Santa Barbara, California) has successfully developed a low-temperature metal deposition technique, Kinetic Metallization (KM). KM is capable...

... in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. It is really a unique metal, considered as a metal within the periodic table of elements, but has more similarity to semimetals than to metals. Bismuth replaces the formerly and widely used lead in EP‐greases and EP‐lubricants giving better properties to them, even using down...