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Focussing on occurrences of unstable vibrations, or Chatter, in machine tools, this book gives important insights into how to eliminate chatter with associated improvements in product quality, surface finish and tool wear.
Covering a wide range of machining processes, including turning, drilling, milling and grinding, the author uses his research expertise and practical knowledge of vibration problems to provide solutions supported by experimental evidence of their effectiveness. In addition, this book contains links to supplementary animation programs that help readers to visualise the ideas detailed in the text.
Advancing knowledge in chatter avoidance and suggesting areas for new innovations, Chatter and Machine Tools serves as a handbook for those desiring to achieve significant reductions in noise, longer tool and grinding wheel life and improved product finish.
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Brian Stone Chatter and Machine Tools Chatter and Machine Tools Brian Stone Chatter and Machine Tools 123 Brian Stone University of Western Australia Perth, WA Australia Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com ISBN 978-3-319-05235-9 ISBN 978-3-319-05236-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-05236-6 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London (eBook) Library of Congress Control Number: 2014940061 Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) To Beryl my wife of 50 years ‘Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.’ Proverbs 31v10 (NLT) Preface The Genesis of the Book So it was arranged, Prof. H. Sato and Dr. T. Senba were coming from Japan to visit me in Western Australia. Dr. Senba had been before but I never thought to see Prof. Sato in Perth. They were arriving late on September 2, 2007 and though staying in a hotel had agreed to stay one night at my home. This was an unexpected pleasure. There was something important in the air. As it turne