Machining and Finishing Processes for Metals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 7076
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Machining technologies represent of the most widely used production technologies because they offer cost-effective, high-quality and accurate technological solutions. Although cutting mechanics and machinability are favorable for a wide spectrum of metallic materials, the continuous development of advanced metallic and non-metallic materials with improved properties has led to the increased application of non-conventional machining technologies. By using mechanical, thermal or chemical energy in direct forms, these technologies are capable of providing a high energy density, thus enabling the machining of difficult-to-cut materials, parts with complex geometries and narrow tolerances, micro parts, as well as the realization of specific production features at acceptable production rates and high-quality levels. Moreover, the simultaneous combination of different energy forms and machining mechanisms, such as those used by hybrid machining processes, further expands machining capabilities. In order to improve the aesthetic appeal of machined products; enhance their mechanical, tribological or electrical properties; and remove any possible defects or non-conformances, machining processes are usually followed by different finishing processes, such as grinding, honing, polishing, lapping, blasting, plating, coating, heat treating, advanced super finishing processes, etc.
Considering that the aforementioned processes can be regarded as highly complex systems with multiple inputs and outputs, scientific studies, engineering and manufacturing practices are striving for a better understanding of the underlying physical phenomena of these processes. Thus, preconditions are created for the determination of (near) optimal conditions for a particular production system (workpiece material, machine, tool, process). Consequently, this brings numerous benefits to manufacturers and customers. Moreover, the continual development of cutting tools, machine tools, computer-aided technologies, research in machining and finishing processes, as well as the advancement in scientific methods and approaches, form the bases of the novel practical applications of these technologies, meaning that research in these fields always remains topical.
This Special Issue kindly invites researchers from the aforementioned fields to present new theoretical or experimental results and recent advancements in the form of research articles and reviews.
Dr. Miloš Madić
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- machining
- non-conventional machining
- metal finishing processes
- numerical modeling and simulation
- analytical and empirical modeling
- machinability criteria
- process optimization
- quality performances
- productivity and economical performances
- sustainable machining
