METAL CUTTING

                    The metal cutting (machining a generic term, refers to all material removal process) refers to only those processes where material removal is affected by the relative motion between tool made of harder material and the work piece. The tool would be single point cutting tool as used in operations like turning or shaping, or a multi – point tool as used in milling or drilling operation.

                    The conditions which have an important influence on metal cutting are:

                              1. Work Material

                              2. Cutting tool Material

                              3. Cutting tool Geometry

                              4. Cutting Speed

                              5. Feed rate

                              6. Depth of cut

                              7. Cutting fluid used

                           Metal cutting process are performed on metal cutting machines, more commonly termed as “Machine Tools” by means of various types of “cutting tools”.

                           One major drawback of metal cutting or machining process is the loss of material in the form of chips.