This book covers the process and conditions of Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) of hard materials and summarizes the recommendation of proper machining parameters. The optimum conditions were applied for cutting edge preparation of CBN cutting inserts. The results presented in the book show that RUM is able to create controlled cutting edge preparation.

Autorentext
Marcel Kuruc, PhD, teaches at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava. His research focus on Rotary ultrasonic machining. 

Inhalt

 Introduction

1 History of ultrasound

2 The current state in the rotary ultrasonic machining   2.1 Relevant industrial corporations

  2.2 Research in the field of ultrasonic machining

3 Prognoses in the field of rotary ultrasonic machining 4 Theory of the ultrasound

  4.1 Ultrasonic undulation

  4.2 Damping of the ultrasound

  4.3 The principle of machining by ultrasound

5 The application of the ultrasound

  5.1 Ultrasound in metallurgy

  5.2 Ultrasound in forming

  5.3 Ultrasound in welding

  5.4 Ultrasound in machining

  5.5 Other applications of ultrasound 6 Machinable materials

  6.1 Synthetic diamond

  6.2 Cubic boron nitride

  6.3 Aluminium oxide

  6.4 Zirconium oxide

  6.5 Silicon carbide

  6.6 Other materials

7 Application of rotary ultrasonic machining for cutting edge preparation

  7.1 Experimental setup

  7.2 Achieved results
 Conclusion