Prior to any practical application, brittle material components may need to be machined to a
high degree of precision in order to avoid functional breakdown as well as to maintain …

Compliant grinding and polishing refers to a class of fine material processing methods
relying on one or more system element being compliant with the workpiece surface in a …

The brittle–ductile transition (BDT) widely exists in the manufacturing with extremely small
deformation scale, thermally assisted machining, and high-speed machining. This paper …

With the development of science and technology, in the fields of national defense,
aerospace, medical treatment, automobile, and so on, the demands for ultra-precision parts …

Non-Newtonian fluids are being increasingly considered for application in manufacturing.
Their combination with compliant polishing techniques offers a promising approach for …

Modeling of grinding process, especially the grinding forces, has been studied extensively.
Most previous work concerns the conventional grinding process using a rigid wheel, where …

Because of their many applications, including automotive, aeronautics, optics, and so forth,
demand for grinding tools sees unabated growth. But the energy and resource intensive …

Brittle solids with dominant covalent-ionic bonding, including single crystals, polycrystals,
and optical glass, are core materials for modern microelectronic and optoelectronic devices …

Silicon carbide (SiC) is an attractive material for many industrial applications, such as
semiconductors, electronic power devices, and optical and mechanical devices, owing to its …

Machining of biocompatible materials is facing the fundamental challenges due to the
specific material properties as well as the application requirements. Firstly, this paper …