Principles of Abrasive Processing (Oxford Series on Advanced Manufacturing) [Paperback]

Milton C. Shaw (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198590210 | ISBN-13: 978-0198590217 | Publication Date: August 22, 1996

Grinding is one of the most important operations employed in production engineering to remove unwanted material and to introduce desired geometry and surface properties. Once considered only a secondary finishing operation, grinding is now more widely employed as suggested by the term, "abrasive machining". The approach to grinding taken here is to consider the basic processes in fundamental terms rather than to attempt to present a large mass of empirical results. Thus, the emphasis is placed on why things occur as they do rather than on specific solutions to problems ordinarily met. The rationale for this approach is that it better enables an engineer in the workshop to find solutions to new and unusual problems.

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About the Author

Milton C. Shaw is at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 22, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198590210
• ISBN-13: 978-0198590217
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,643,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Principles of Abrasive Processing, September 16, 2000

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This review is from: Principles of Abrasive Processing (Oxford Series on Advanced Manufacturing) (Paperback)

This book covers the (theoretical) fundamentals of grinding like no other, period! I learned a lot from this book. Covers the elementary part of grinding into great depth. It made me look at grinding with another perspecive. This already payed off at my workplace. When receiving an education the fundamentals are sometimes not covered or in very shallow detail. Especially when receiving a on the job training. This book complements the practical skills of qualified personell by giving the operator a broader horizon. It may be too much dry reading material for a novice, but is very helpfull if the individual wants to improve their theoretical knowledge of the grinding process. One of the best books (if not the)I own. Next month I will purchase the authors book 'Metal Cutting Principles' this is howmuch I valued the info in this book. Nuff said.