ENVIRONMENT-SENSITIVE MACHINING BEHAVIOR OF NONMETALS.
Abstract
Liquid environments can influence the efficiency of machining nonmetallic solids in a variety of ways, e.g., by serving as lubricants, coolants, or particle dispersants. Because of its technological potential, the characteristics and possible mechanisms of this latter phenomenon -- the Rebinder effect -- receive primary consideration in this paper. For crystalline ceramics, Rebinder effects in machining arise because of the influence of the environment on near-surface dislocation behavior. Effects resulting from adsorption-induced changes in the surface free energy of the solid are of minor importance. Rebinder effects can also occur in non-crystalline solids, however, and recent observations on such effects in various glasses are described. The possibility that these effects are caused by a stress-plus-chemisorption-induced redistribution of sodium ions in the near-surface region is discussed. The importance of considering the total cutting system, environment - solid - tool, in any account of environment-sensitive machining is stressed, for environments which facilitate material removal when one type of tool is used can be detrimental to the effectiveness of another tool with a different cutting action. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0713595
Entities
People
- A. R. C. Westwood
- R. M. Latanision
Organizations
- Martin Marietta