Characteristics of ductile mode chip formation in nanoscale cutting of brittle materials

International Journal of Abrasive Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-58

  Li, Xiaoping ^a   Cai, Minbo ^a   Liu, Kui ^a   Rahman, Mustafizur ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

brittle materials; cutting edge effect; cutting forces; ductile mode chip formation; dynamic hard particles; machining characteristics; MD; molecular dynamics; nanomachining; tool wear; ultrasonic vibration

Indexed keywords

EID: 48549099945     PISSN: 17522641     EISSN: 1752265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAT.2007.013848     Document Type: Article

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