creep-feed grinding
Grinding operation in which the grinding wheel is slowly fed into the workpiece at sufficient depth of cut to accomplish in one pass what o…
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crush grinding
Method of producing intricate forms in a part by using a grinding wheel dressed to the shape of the form desired. See grinding.
curtain application
Arrangement of multiple nozzles that apply fluid to a broad cutting area, as is found on a horizontal, post-type band machine or a large ha…
cutoff
Step that prepares a slug, blank or other workpiece for machining or other processing by separating it from the original stock. Performed o…
cutoff blade
Blade mounted on a shank or arbor and held in a milling-machine spindle for simple cutoff tasks.
cutoff wheel
Rotating cutting wheel that cuts bar stock, pipe, etc., to a desired length.
cutter compensation
Feature that allows the operator to compensate for tool diameter, length, deflection and radius during a programmed machining cycle.
cutting fluid
Liquid used to improve workpiece machinability, enhance tool life, flush out chips and machining debris, and cool the workpiece and tool. T…
cutting force
Engagement of a tool’s cutting edge with a workpiece generates a cutting force. Such a cutting force combines tangential, feed and radial f…
cutting speed
Tangential velocity on the surface of the tool or workpiece at the cutting interface. The formula for cutting speed (sfm) is tool diameter …
cutting tool materials
Cutting tool materials include cemented carbides, ceramics, cermets, polycrystalline diamond, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, some gra…
chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
High-temperature (1,000° C or higher), atmosphere-controlled process in which a chemical reaction is induced for the purpose of depositing …
