cast irons
Cast ferrous alloys containing carbon in excess of solubility in austenite that exists in the alloy at the eutectic temperature. Cast irons…
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Glossary Terms
cavity cutting
Machining entirely within the body of a workpiece.
cubic boron nitride (CBN)
Crystal manufactured from boron nitride under high pressure and temperature. Used to cut hard-to-machine ferrous and nickel-base materials …
cell manufacturing
Grouping processes, equipment and people together to manufacture a specific family of parts. Highly automated and able to changeover quickl…
cemented carbides
Typical powder-metallurgical products. They are sintered compounds of cobalt (or another binder metal) and carbides of refractory metals su…
cementite
Compound of iron and carbon known as iron carbide and having the approximate chemical formula Fe3C. It is characterized by an orthorhombic …
center drill
Drill used to make mounting holes for workpiece to be held between centers. Also used to predrill holes for subsequent drilling operations.…
center drilling
Drilling tapered holes for mounting workpiece between centers. Center-drilled holes also serve as starter holes for drilling larger holes i…
center rest
Support provided at the center of the working area of a cylindrical grinder to prevent part deflection during grinding.
centering
1. Process of locating the center of a workpiece to be mounted on centers. 2. Process of mounting the workpiece concentric to the machine s…
centerless grinding
Grinding operation in which the workpiece rests on a knife-edge support, rotates through contact with a regulating or feed wheel and is gro…
centers
Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Ce…