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Tales from chips

It is something special with an industrial workshop floor where engineers and machine operators work together. Almost like they are dancing to the symphony of metal cutting CNC machines. The ability to cut in metal like you would stick a butter knife in the buttercup, has been essential for the development of our modern society.…
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Exploring the mechanics of adhesion in metal cutting

Production cost and productivity depend on the relationship between the achieved tool life and the cutting data. It is readily accepted that adhesion is one of the man wear mechanisms in metal cutting, besides, adhesive wear can exist during the whole cutting process. In addition to shortening the tool life, it can devastate the machined…
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