Nanometric cutting removes material at nanoscale and generates high-quality surfaces with
a nanometric finish. In past decades, it has thrived as a mainstream manufacturing …

Hard and brittle materials (HBMs) are promising materials for aerospace and astronomy
applications, due to their excellent mechanical, optical, and chemical properties. However …

Freeform optics is the next-generation of modern optics, bringing advantages of excellent
optical performance and system integration. It finds wide applications in various fields, such …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has enhanced our understanding about ductile-regime
machining of brittle materials such as silicon and germanium. In particular, MD simulation …

The removal mechanism of conventional cutting and in-process-heat laser-assisted cutting
(In-LAC) of binderless polycrystalline tungsten carbide (WC) material is studied through …

Ultra-precision machining (UPM) is capable of manufacturing a high quality surface at a
nanometric surface roughness. For such high quality surface in a UPM process, due to the …

Brittle materials are applied in optical, semi-conductor, electronic and medical industries. To
meet the industrial requirements, excellent surface quality is desired, requiring ductile mode …

Advances in product miniaturization leads to size and weight reduction which can
substantially increase the convenience and value of many products [1, 2]. Micro-Electro …

In this experimental study, diamond turning of single crystal 6H-SiC was performed at a
cutting speed of 1m/s on an ultra-precision diamond turning machine (Moore Nanotech 350 …

A new model to understand the behaviour of how materials are removed from workpiece in
nano cutting is proposed. This model postulates that the mechanism of nanometric scale …