ABSTRACT
Metal removal is the most widespread process in which one or many edges perform material removal in order to follow certain criteria of qualification required for the final workpiece. There are numerous experimental methodologies dedicated to the study of cutting. Due to the complexity of the phenomena faced during cutting, the small size of the tool–workpiece interaction area, the strong temperature gradients occurring, etc., the numerical methodology is becoming a helpful method in the current activities concerning the elaboration of machining models. This chapter provides an overview of the mechanics of metal cutting, various cutting tools, cutting tools material, advanced cutting tool materials, various tool coating processes, tool failures, cutting forces and power consumption, coolant technology, and reconditioning of the tools. Assignments on the topics are added for fundamental understanding.
