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Machinability Index

Machinability Index

Machinability Index

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I am looking for a machinability index for various metals.  I would prefer a downloadable index, but if someone knows of any good books to reference it would be helpful.

Thanks

RE: Machinability Index

Places to look:

1. Machinery's Handbook, published by Industrial Press.  This is an excellent source of data on machinability, feeds and speeds, etc. for various materials.  You can purchase this reference from many places (do a google search).

2. ASM HANDBOOK Volume 16 Machining.  This is an authoritative reference, covering every type of material, machining operation, etc.  Some of the information is also available in METALS HANDBOOK, Desk Edition.  You can obtain these books from ASM at http://www.asminternational.org.

3.  Steel suppliers like Ispat Inland, Macsteel, and Timken all produce pocket references that contain steel machinability data, and make them available for free to users.  Most of the data comes from the industry standard SAE J1397, Estimated Mecahnical Properties and Machinability of Steel Bars.  You can obtain J1397 at http://www.sae.org.

RE: Machinability Index

Mattweb online resource guide has a extensive list of materials. It also includes yield and tensile strengths. I have found this site to be very useful.

RE: Machinability Index

I haven't been directly involved in manufacturing/machining operations for some years, I have in the past used an outstanding source for this kind of information. It was known as the Machinability Data Center. It was located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The center published comprehensive handbooks of data on feeds, speeds, and metal removal rates for various processes and materials, as well as machinability data. The center also offered courses and seminars on a variety of related topics.

I recommend you try to contact the center, in whatever form it currently exists.

RE: Machinability Index

(OP)
Thanks guys,
The Matweb online site was very helpful.

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