An investigation on the machinability of Al-SiC metal matrix composites using pcd inserts

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 447-454

  Muthukrishnan, N ^a   Murugan, M ^b   Rao, K Prahlada ^c  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b B S ABDUR RAHMAN CRESCENT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Machinability; Machining; Metal matrix composites; Specific power consumption; Surface finish

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CUTTING TOOLS; DIAMONDS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; FRICTION; LIGHT METALS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; METAL RECOVERY; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; METALS; NONMETALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACES; TURNING;

ALUMINIUM-SILICON; CUTTING SPEEDS; MACHINABILITY; MACHINING; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; PCD INSERTS; POLY-CRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SPECIFIC POWER; SPECIFIC POWER CONSUMPTION; SURFACE FINISH; SURFACE FINISHING; WORK MATERIAL; WORN SURFACES;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 49449105826     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1111-z     Document Type: Article

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