The purposes of annealing are (1) To soften steel so it can be machined more easily (2) To relieve internal stresses that may have been caused by metalworking or uneven shrinkage in the casting. The process involves (A) Heat slowly to the required temperature (B) Holding at this temperature long enough to allow internal changes … Read more
In the past, a great deal of heat treatment, mainly of tools, was done in a blacksmith’s fire, and even today this method is still used in some places. At best, however, this heating method is unreliable, as for all but small tools the heating is not uniform and, more importantly, estimating the correct temperature … Read more
What are the different Mechanical properties of metals? Following are the Mechanical Properties of Metals Brittleness It is the property of breaking without not too much permanent distortion. It may be due to the fragility of the grain boundaries or the crystals themselves. Cast iron is brittle because its structure is broken up by chips … Read more
Precise relative movement of the tool relative to the workpiece is necessary to carry out the desired machining process. Motion control systems in Numerical Control (NC) machining systems can be categorized into three basic types: point-to-point, straight cut, and contour. 1. NC point to point This type of motion control system is also known as … Read more
The following steps must be performed for the successful operation of the NC machine tool. 1. Process Planning The design of the work to be manufactured must be interpreted in terms of the manufacturing processes that must be performed on the work. The process of interpreting the engineering drawing in the manufacturing process is known … Read more