Cutting fluid — Thin wall milling of aluminum using a water based cutting fluid on the milling cutter. Cutting fluid is a type of coolant and lubricant designed specifically for metalworking and machining processes. There are various kinds of cutting fluids,… … Wikipedia
Coolant — A coolant is a fluid which flows through a device to prevent its overheating, transferring the heat produced by the device to other devices that use or dissipate it. An ideal coolant has high thermal capacity, low viscosity, is low cost, non… … Wikipedia
Cutting compound — For machine tool coolant, see cutting fluid. Cutting compound consists of an abrasive suspended in a paste. Like most abrasives, it comes in various grit sizes dependent upon how much matter is to be removed. It is used on automotive paintwork to … Wikipedia
coolant — n. 1 a cooling agent, esp. fluid, to remove heat from an engine, nuclear reactor, etc. 2 a fluid used to lessen the friction of a cutting tool. Etymology: COOL + ANT after lubricant … Useful english dictionary
Laser cutting — process on a sheet of steel. CAD (top) and stainless steel laser cut part (bottom) Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to cut materials, an … Wikipedia
Grinding (abrasive cutting) — Sketch of how abrasive particles in a grinding wheel remove material from a workpiece. Grinding is an abrasive machining process that uses a grinding wheel as the cutting tool. A wide variety of machines are used for grinding: Hand cranked knife… … Wikipedia
Entrained air in coolant fluids — Entrained Air/Dissolved Air(Foam) in Coolants other fluidsEntrained and dissolved air that are present in coolants (machine tool industry), oils (cutting tools hydraulics) andsolutions used in paper/pulp industries can cause various kinds of… … Wikipedia
Chip formation — The basic chip formation process. Chip formation is part of the process of cutting materials by mechanical means, using tools such as saws, lathes and milling cutters. An understanding of the theory and engineering of this formation is an… … Wikipedia
Metalworking — Machining a bar of metal on a lathe. Metalworking is the process of working with metals to create individual parts, assemblies, or large scale structures. The term covers a wide range of work from large ships and bridges to precise engine parts… … Wikipedia
Drilling — For other uses, see Drilling (disambiguation). Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole in solid materials. The drill bit is a multipoint, end cutting tool. It cuts by applying pressure and rotation to the… … Wikipedia
G-code — G Code, or preparatory code or function, are functions in the Numerical control programming language. The G codes are the codes that position the tool and do the actual work, as opposed to M codes, that manages the machine; T for tool related… … Wikipedia