Industrial Application of the Diamond - Norman R Smith

Although industrial diamonds account for only about 10% of the diamond market, the value of sales has risen threefold during the last ten years and the number of uses continues to multiply.
The diamond aids industry in the constant striving for increased productivity, new techniques and processes and, in this book, Norman R. Smith, Works Director of Europe's largest manufacturer of industrial diamond tools, presents comprehensive survey of applications.
From the delicate drill used by dentists to the massive-scale drilling operation of the oil prospector, the diamond plays its essential part and, between these extremes, the unique cutting or abrasive quality of the diamond is utilized for metalworking and stone-cutting tools, lens- and glass-grinding and wire-drawing.
The diamond-tool industry works closely with the more progressive machine-tool makers, and the automotive industry depends to a considerable extent upon diamond tools for the functional efficiency of internal combustion and diesel engines.
Gas-turbine blades require the use of diamond chisel tools, and, at the other end of the time-scale, the diamond cutting of glass is probably one of the earliest applications recorded.
All these and many other applications are examined by the author, who recommends processes and techniques to suit special needs of an industrial situation.
This is an essential handbook for everyone concerned with the machining, drilling, burnishing or grinding of metal, stone, glass and ceramic materials.

• Condition: Used - Fair, but dust cover is ripped
• Type: Hardback
• Dimensions: 15 x 22 x 2.5cm