Tribology is formally defined as the 'science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and of related subjects and practices'. It includes the research and application of principles of friction, wear and lubrication. This book provides the

Nowadays, machining is one of the most important of manufacturing processes in which a cutting tool or others techniques are used to remove excess material from a workpiece so that the remaining material is the desired part shape. This book focuses on machining and forming technologies.

Today, manufacturing technology is an interdisciplinary field involving the analysis of product design to assure manufacturability, the selection, specification, and optimisation of the required equipment, tooling, processes and operations.

Machining and forming technologies are two of the most important manufacturing processes, which includes a large group of manufacturing processes in which plastic deformation and other techniques are used to change the shape of workpieces.

The use of composite materials has increased due to their special properties, with applications in industries including aircraft, automotive, and aerospace. Tribology is defined as the 'science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion'. This book reviews research on the tribology of composite materials.

Hard machining is a recent technology that can be defined as a direct machining operation of workpieces that have hardness values typically in the 45-70HRc range using tools with geometrically-defined cutting edges.

This operation always presents the challenge of selecting a cutting tool insert that facilitates an extended tool life and high-precision machining of the component. Hard machining presents several advantages when compared with the traditional methodology based on finish grinding operations after heat treatment of workpieces. This technology also offers a great...