Knoop hardness number (HK)
Number related to the applied load and to the projected area of the permanent impression made by a rhombic-based pyramidal diamond indenter…
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Knoop hardness test
Test for determining the hardness of a material in which calibrated machines force a rhombic-base pyramidal diamond indenter having specifi…
knurling
Chipless material-displacement process that is usually accomplished on a lathe by forcing a knurling die into the surface of a rotating wor…
knurling tool
Normally a lathe tool for impressing a design on a rod or handle to improve gripping or provide decoration.
land
Part of the tool body that remains after the flutes are cut.
lapping
Finishing operation in which a loose, fine-grain abrasive in a liquid medium abrades material. Extremely accurate process that corrects min…
lapping compound, powder
Light, abrasive material used for finishing a surface.
laser machining
Intensified, pulsed beams of light generated by lasers—typically carbon dioxide or neodium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG)—that dril…
cavity type laser machining
Process that removes material by focusing a concentrated laser beam onto the workpiece. The material is melted and vaporized. In the cavity…
lathe
Turning machine capable of sawing, milling, grinding, gear-cutting, drilling, reaming, boring, threading, facing, chamfering, grooving, knu…
finishing
Any of many different processes employed for surface, edge and corner preparation, as well as conditioning, cleaning and coating. In machin…
finishing tool
Tool, belt, wheel or other cutting implement that completes the final, precision machining step/cut on a workpiece. Often takes the form of…
