Grind Hardening Process

• Main Author: Salonitis, Konstantinos (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Industrial engineering.; Metals.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.; Metallic Materials.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.

This book presents the grind-hardening process and the main studies published since it was introduced in 1990s.  The modelling of the various aspects of the process, such as the process forces, temperature profile developed, hardness profiles, residual stresses etc. are described in detail. The book...

Table of Contents:

• Hybrid Processes for Surface Modification and the Grind Hardening Process
• Grind Hardening State-of-the-art
• Grind Hardening Process Modelling
• Energy efficiency and environmental impact implications of grind hardening process
• Concluding remarks and outlook.