Ductile Mode Cutting of Brittle Materials

This book provides a systematic and comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of ductile mode cutting of brittle materials, covering a range of topics from the fundamental physics to engineering practices. Discussing the machining mechanics and material properties, it explains the fundamental mechanism of ductile-to-brittle transition in the cutting of brittle materials. It also presents theoretical modeling and molecular dynamic simulation to demonstrate that ductile mode cutting can be achieved under certain conditions, as well as extensive experimental studies that produced smooth and damage-free surfaces on different materials, such as silicon, glass, tungsten carbide and calcium fluoride. Lastly, it explores how the ductile mode cutting performance and machinability of brittle materials can be further improved by hybrid machining processes like ultrasonic vibration and thermal-assisted cutting technologies in order to meet industry demands. 

• Silicon Ductile Cutting
• Glass Ductile Cutting
• Tungsten Carbide Ductile Cutting
• Calcium Fluoride Ductile Cutting
• Ultrasonic Vibration Ductile Cutting
• Thermal Ductile Cutting
• ultraprecision machining
• machining mechanics
• ductile-to-brittle transition
• hybrid machining process

• Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, Singapore

  Kui Liu

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

  Hao Wang

• School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

  Xinquan Zhang

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