Wear Processes in Manufacturing (STP 1362) is the firstpublication of its kind to feature the most current research onmanufacturing-associated wear problems, includingmachinability.

Leading researchers in the field present 11 comprehensive paperscovering the following areas:

Abrasion in Ceramic Grinding -- One paper examines thetwo-body belt abrasion test for the quantitative grindabilityassessment of new ceramic compositions. The other paper exploreshow grinding material removal rates are effected by such variablesas belt speed, load, cutting fluid and specimen rotation.

Wear of Cutting Tools -- Topics such as tool life studyunder different cutting conditions with and without coolant;stainless steel tool wear results with varying carbon, nitrogen andcopper contents; how coatings and/or other treatments impactcutting tools; and the tribology of wood machining such as toolwear, tool-wood frictional interactions and wood surfacecharacterization are explored in six papers.

Friction in Vibratory Conveyor -- One paper tackles theinherent problems with feeding connectors using vibratory conveyorsto machines that assemble input/output pins, such as those used inthe computer industry.

Erosion in Manufacturing -- High temperature pipematerial wear and an innovative electrochemical process for erosionassessment in fluids are discussed in two papers.

This is an invaluable resource for tribologists, materialsmanufacturers, metallurgists, and machinists; as well as ceramic,chemical, mechanical and industrial engineers.