Carbides and bonding agents used for metal cutting, the design, care and maintenance of tipped tools. Machinery's yellow back series
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University of Toronto, dept. of metallurgical engineering dec. 16, 1965, 98 p.
Cemented-carbide tools have played an important part in armament production during the last war, and the technique of their application has become improved, extended and more understood. When the revision of this book was being considered, therefore, it was decided that to do justice to the subject mere revision methods would be inadequate, and steps were taken to have the whole book re-written. Whikt in a book of this size an exhaustive survey of carbide tooling is impossible, it is nevertheless hoped that all the more important points have been carefully presented to the practical man. Those who were familiar with the book in its old form may find perhaps that the foci of interest have shifted somewhat—-much matter hitherto deemed important being displaced by other aspects of the subject. In a constantly developing technique, this is unavoidable. Although some years have now elapsed since the introduction of the hard carbides as cutting-tool materials, it would be unwise to say that the materials used, the shapes and angles of tools, and their applications have reached the stage whence no further change in development may be expected. It will be noticed that scant reference is made to negative-rake cutting. This omission is due to the now fairly-established position of negative-rake cutting as a separate technique which is dealt with in a companion volume of the present publication. With regard to the information contained in Chapter 6, we are grateful for the help freely given by the carbide manufacturers and suppliers.