fly cutter
Rotary cutting tool employing one or more single-point tools for plane surfacing.
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flexible manufacturing system (FMS)
Automated manufacturing system designed to machine a variety of similar parts. System is designed to minimize production changeover time. C…
follower rest
Workpiece rest or supporting device attached to the carriage that “follows” the cutting tool, keeping support near the point of cut. See st…
form cutter
Cutter shaped to cut stepped, angular or irregular forms in the workpiece. The cutting-edge contour corresponds to the workpiece shape requ…
form-rolling machine
Used to roll splines, gears, worms and threads. Cold-forming machine for production processing of previously machined parts. See broaching …
fracture stress
1. Maximum principal true stress at fracture. Usually refers to unnotched tensile specimens. 2. True stress (hypothetically) that will caus…
fracture toughness
Critical value (KIC) of stress intensity. A material property.
free machining steels
Group of carbon steels designated by the American Iron and Steel Institute numerical classification are free machining grades: AISI 1108, 1…
friability
Characteristic of abrasive grains that describes their tendency to fracture or break apart when hit or placed under pressure. Highly friabl…
friction sawing
Sawing with a special band machine capable of achieving band velocities of 15,000 sfm or more. Metal removal is accomplished in two steps: …
full annealing
Imprecise term that denotes an annealing cycle designed to produce minimum strength and hardness. For the term to be meaningful, the compos…
fungicide
Additive to cutting fluids to inhibit fungi. See bactericide.