Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference [electronic resource

Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Prediction of Dynamic Cutting Coefficients from Steady-State Cutting Data....Pages 3-12 The Interrelationship of Shear and Friction Processes in Machining Under Regenerative Chatter Conditions....Pages 13-18 The Reliability of the C.I.R.P. Calibrating Rig for Testing Machine Tools....Pages 19-23 Application of Aperiodic Test Signals to the Measurement of the Dynamic Compliance of Machine Tools....Pages 25-29 A Response Prediction and Optimisation of a Frictionally Damped Structure....Pages 31-38 Effect of Feedmotion During Dynamic Tests on the Chatter Prediction of a Lathe....Pages 39-45 The Impact Damper Boring Bar and Its Performance When Cutting....Pages 47-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 A Finite Element Program System and Its Application for Machine Tool Structural Analysis....Pages 55-60 Experimental Study of the Normal Static Stiffness of Metallic Contact Surfaces of Joints....Pages 61-66 Calculating the Elastic and Plastic Components of Deflection of Joints Formed from Machined Surfaces with Flatness Errors....Pages 67-73 The Damping Effect of Joints Formed from Machined Surfaces — The State of the Art....Pages 75-77 Some Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Bonded, Machined Joint Faces....Pages 79-86 Review of the Research on Fixed and Sliding Joints....Pages 87-97 The Friction and Wear of Plastics, with Special Reference to Machine Tool Slideways....Pages 99-105 The Dynamic Stiffness of Antifriction Roller Guideways....Pages 107-112 Optimisation of Hydrostatic Slideways Including Structure Elasticity....Pages 113-117 Design of Hydrostatic Bearings for Exacting Applications....Pages 119-124 A Measuring System for the Evaluation of Spindle Rotation Accuracy....Pages 125-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Conditions for the Introduction of Group Technology....Pages 135-139 Computer Control of Machine Tools....Pages 141-144 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 A Low-Cost Hardware Interpolation System for DNC....Pages 145-147 The Design of an Operator Panel for On-Line Computer Control of Machine Tools....Pages 149-151 The Modular Concept in Computer Numerical Control....Pages 153-159 A Conversational Mode for Direct Numerical Machine Tool Control....Pages 161-166 Small and Mini Languages in Numerical Control....Pages 167-170 Programming a Point-To-Point NC Machine for Contouring Operations....Pages 171-176 The Optosyn Numerical Control System....Pages 177-181 A Stepping Motor Drive Assembly Especially Designed for CNC Systems....Pages 183-190 Quality Control by Using Automatic Inspection Procedure....Pages 191-198 A Method of Analysing the Logic Design of Pneumatic Sequential Circuits....Pages 199-205 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Effect of Strain-Rate Sensitivity on Scale Phenomena in Chip Formation....Pages 209-216 Design and Preliminary Results from an Experimental Machine Tool Cutting Metals at up to 8,000 Feet Per Second....Pages 217-223 An Investigation of the Performance of a Quick-Stop Device for Metal Cutting Studies....Pages 225-231 The Accurate Determination of Cutting Forces....Pages 233-239 Some Effects of Drill Point Shape on the Chisel Edge Contribution to Cutting Forces....Pages 241-244 The Profile of a Helical Slot Machined by a Disc-Type Cutter with an Infinitesimal Width, Considering Undercutting....Pages 245-246 Stress Analysis of Segmented Circular Sawblades....Pages 247-252 A Study on Recrystallisation in Metal Cutting by Fourier Analysis....Pages 253-259 Tool-Life Testing by Response Surface Methodology Coupled with a Random Strategy Approach....Pages 261-266 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 Relationship Between Wheel Characteristics and Operating Problems in High-Production Precision Grinding....Pages 269-275 Front Matter....Pages 267-267 Surface Grinding with High Wheel Speeds and Metal Removal Rates....Pages 277-282 Grinding Force Predictions Based on Wear Theory....Pages 283-289 Size Effects in Abrasive Processes....Pages 291-296 ‘Apparent’ Run-Out of the Grinding Wheel Periphery and Its Effect on Surface Topography....Pages 297-302 Correlation Analysis of the Structure of a Ground Surface....Pages 303-306 Influence of the Abrasive Grain on the Surface Integrity of High Speed Steel....Pages 307-311 Front Matter....Pages 313-313 Peripheral Electrochemical Grinding with a Formed Wheel....Pages 315-321 Dynamic and Geometric Aspects of Vertical Spindle ECG....Pages 323-329 Residual Stresses and Surface Effects in Electro-Discharge Machining....Pages 331-338 Front Matter....Pages 339-339 The Effect of Impact Speed and Lubricant in Hot Forging: Part 1. Interface Friction and Die Cavity Pressure....Pages 341-346 The Effect of Impact Speed and Lubricant in Hot Forging: Part 2. Metal Flow and Forging Loads....Pages 347-350 The Effects of Temperature and Speed on the Warm Extrusion of Steel....Pages 351-355 Mechanical Properties of Mild Steel after Cold and Warm High-Speed Forging....Pages 357-362 Dynamic Effects in High-Velocity Compression Testing....Pages 363-369 Application of a Computer Simulation Technique to Estimate Load and Energy in Axisymmetric Closed Die Forging....Pages 371-381 Hot Kinetic Forming of Metals....Pages 383-387 High-Velocity Hydrostatic Extrusion — A Feasibility Study....Pages 389-399 Front Matter....Pages 401-401 The Design and Analysis of Explosive Forming Thin Shell Dies....Pages 403-408 An Investigation of the Edge Pullin in Explosively-Formed Domes....Pages 409-417 The Radial Piston Approach to the Explosive Autofrettage of Thickwalled Forging Dies....Pages 419-426 Front Matter....Pages 401-401 Investigations on the Accuracy of Reproduction of Electrohydraulic Forming and Development of an Electrohydraulic Forming Machine....Pages 427-432 Front Matter....Pages 433-433 High-Speed Compaction of Metal Powders....Pages 435-440 Impulse Compacting of Powder Materials....Pages 441-447 Preliminary Investigations of the Cold Extrusion of Powder Preforms....Pages 449-453 On the Cold Forging of Sintered Iron Powder Preforms....Pages 455-461 The Production of Components by Forging of Powder Preforms....Pages 463-469 The Interrelation of Density and Hardness in the Isostatic Compaction of Powders....Pages 471-478 Front Matter....Pages 479-479 Plastic Compression of Rectangular Blocks Between Two Parallel Platens....Pages 481-490 Mechanics of Plane-Strain Deep Indentation with Flat Punches....Pages 491-499 A Theoretical Study of Tube Drawing with a Floating Plug....Pages 501-508 Deformation and Its Rate as Two Concepts of Design of Tools for the Secondary Tube-Piercing Operation....Pages 509-514 An Experimental Investigation of the Sandwich Rolling of Thin Hard Sheets....Pages 515-518 Flatness of Sheet and Strip in Cold Rolling....Pages 519-526 A New Concept in Sheet Metal Forming Lubrication....Pages 527-534 Characteristics of Forging Presses: Determination and Comparison....Pages 535-545 An Experimental Wide Ring Rolling Mill of Novel Design....Pages 547-553 Investigation into the Possibilities of Testing Lubricants for Cold and Warm Extrusion of Steel....Pages 555-558 Observation of New Physical Properties of Zinc-Aluminium and Tin-Lead Superplastic Alloys....Pages 559-563 The Necking of Cylindrical Bars Under Lateral Fluid Pressure....Pages 565-569 Back Matter....Pages 571-573