machinability
How metals machine
Machinability is how easily a material can be cut, drilled, or shaped by machine tools.
Metals with good machinability produce smooth finishes, allow faster cutting speeds, and cause less wear on tools.
Steel alloys are often rated against a standard: This grade has 80% machinability compared to the baseline.
Dividing via sharp edge
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- turningAct of rotating
- boringFailing to engage interest
grinding · reaming · tapping · threading · broaching · honing · sawing · planing
Temperature-regulating fluid
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- rigidityState of being unbending
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- aluminumElement thirteen
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- titaniumElement twenty-two
alloy · cast-iron · stainless · nickel · magnesium · zinc · lead · hardness
Carbon-bonded metal compound
- insertsItems placed within others
- flutesTubular wind instruments
- latheRotating shaping machine
- CNCAutomated machining via code
abrasive · sharpening · coatings · indexable · tap · die · collet · chuck
Output relative to input
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- cost-effectivenessValue relative to expenditure
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
boring · grinding · reaming · tapping · threading · broaching · honing · sawing · planing · knurling
coolant
Temperature-regulating fluid
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
titanium · alloy · cast-iron · stainless · nickel · magnesium · zinc · lead · hardness · ductility
carbide
Carbon-bonded metal compound
CNC · abrasive · sharpening · coatings · indexable · tap · die · collet · chuck
productivity
Output relative to input
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- cost-effectivenessValue relative to expenditure
- throughputProcessing rate over time
machinabilityunworkable
Impossible to execute
hardness · refractory · abrasiveness · brittleness · gumminess
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