Chapter 1 Cutting Tool 1.1 Definitions in metal cutting 1.l.1 Cutting and feeding motion 1.1.2 Cutting motion 1.1.3 Feeding motion 1.1.4 Back engagement of the cutting edge 1.2 Brief introduction to the Cutting Tool 1.2.1 Distinguishing the surfaces of a cutting tool 1.2.2 The reference system to mark the tool angles 1.2.3 Marked angles of the cutting tool 1.2.4 The working angles of cutting tools 1.2.5 Working angles considering the feed motion 1.2.6 Working angles considering the tool setup 1.2.7 Parameters of the cutting layer and cutting mode 1.3 Cutting tool material 1.3.1 Technological aspects of the materials for cutting tools 1.4 Developing trends Chapter 2 Metal Cutting Theory 2.1 Plastic deformation in metal cutting 2.I.1 Basic deformation in the metal cutting process 2.1.2 Model of chip formation 2.2 Rules in cutting force, heat and temperature 2.2.1 Forces on the cutting tool according to Ernst-Merchant model 2.2.2 Inclined cutting 2.2.3 Measurement of cutting force and establishment of experimental formulas 2.2.4 Thermal aspects of the cutting process 2.3 Rules in tool wear 2.3.1 Cutting tool wear phenomena and their cause 2.3.2 Wear criteria for determining the duration 2.3.3 The Taylor's law 2.3.4 The extended Taylor's law 2.3.5 The tool's law (Kronenberg) 2.4 Utilization of cutting theory 2.4.1 The Machinability of workpieee material /4 2.4.2 Principles for selecting cutting regimes 2.4.3 Principles for selecting tool angles 2.5 High speed cutting 2.5.1 Historical remarks 2.6 Developing trends Chapter 3 Process Planning 3.1 Some terminologies in process planning 3.1.1 Process of product 3.1.2 Part process 3.2 Production type and its impact on process planning 3.2.1 Production expectation 3.2.2 Production type 3.2.3 The impact of production type on process planning 3.2.4 Machinability analysis 3.3 The location of the workpiece 3.3.1 The movement of an object in space