Journal of Materials Processing Technology Volume 79, Numbers 1-3, | July 1998 Contents Accelerated aging processes in SiC-7020 aluminium composite .....00.. e.ee .ee. ee. ee.e e.ee eee Z.M. El-Baradie, O.A. El-Shahat, A.N. Abd El-Azim A study on the causes of deviation in mechanical properties of thin steel sheets... 2.2... 0.0.0ee. ee0e .ee e 9 P. Myllykoski An alternative ring-test geometry for the evaluation of friction under low normal pressure...............--. 14 S.B. Petersen, P.A. Martins, N. Bay A study of the interfacial heat transfer between an iron casting and a metallic mould .................... 25 F. Lau, W.B. Lee, S.M. Xiong, B.C. Liu Near-mirror-finish phenomenon in EDM using powder-mixed dielectric... 2... 2. ee ee 30 Y.S. Wong, L.C. Lim, I. Rahuman, W.M. Tee Reliability and failure of face-milling tools when cutting stainless steel... 2... 1 ee 41 T.-R. Lin An investigation of stellite-6 alloy containing 5.0 wt% silicon... . 2... 2... ee ee ee V. Kuzucu, M. Ceylan, H. Celik, I. Aksoy nnn ee en Og ig ee a ae @ ae ae ae el eee ad Gh nee 52 R. Balasubramaniam, J. Krishnan, N. Ramakrishnan Morphology and dynamic mechanical properties of glass beads filled low density polyethylene composites ........ 59 R.K. Li, J.Z. Liang, S.C. Tjong Manufacturing and characteristics of brass damping sheets... .. 2... 1. eee ee ee ee ees 66 S.M. Darwish, M.S. Soliman, A.M. Al-Fahead Chip morphology and hole surface texture in the drilling of cast Aluminum alloys............55 5885804 72 S.A. Batzer, D.M. Haan, P.D. Rao, W.W. Olson, J.W. Sutherland An improved model for oblique cutting and its application to chip-control research ... 2... 1... ee ee eee ee ees 79 N. Fang Application of an inverse FE approach in the concurrent design of sheet stamping. ..........-.--25+2024 86 S. Yang, K. Nezu Simulation of metal powder compaction, for the development of a knowledge based powder metallurgy process ed Aa ae a ne Ce Bee ee ee ck Ue S608 & oe bee bb aes Oe eee De os Oe eos oe 94 L.N. Smith, P.S. Midha, A.D. Graham Optimal sub-division of the depth of cut to achieve minimum production cost in multi-pass turning using a genetic I: SAP iy, ae Oe a es ect ig a Re Ee oe we ge a8 oOo 8 ee RR we bk kOe Oe 101 S.V. Bhaskara Reddy, M.S. Shunmugam, T.T. Narendran 3-D rigid—plastic FEM analysis of the rolling of a strip with local residual deformation. ..............5445: 109 J. Zhengyi, X. Shangwu, L. Xianghua, W. Guodong, Z. Qiang Uniaxial tenets test amd wear im mastals 0... ce cee ee errr creer rere eee eenesereees 113 H.-K. Oh, K.H. Yeon A new near net-shape forming process for alumina... .. 1... 1... eee eee ee ee ee ee ee es 125 T. Sato, T. Besshi, M. Matsui The role of coatings in controlling the cutting process when turning with coated indexable inserts............-. 133 W. Grzesik A new approach to visioplasticity in plane-strain extrusion... . 6... eee ee 144 J.P. Wang An intelligent knowledge-based system for wire-electro-erosion dissolution in a concurrent engineering environment. . . 155 M. Sadegh Amalnik, H.A. El-Hofy, J.A. McGeough Elsevier Science S.A. Contents eS ys a) oie oe eae 4 ook one a Me MORE © oe Ge 8 we 8 Oe bok 163 A.C. Wong Packing model for bimodal particle packing with aligned fibers ...2..2... .2. e.ee e.ee e.e ee .ee ee ees 170 D.C. Lam Investigation of the transient thermal deflection and stresses of the workpiece in surface grinding with the application of a Ae ee sd oe ae 6 he Oke eee aed s De 6 a.0 4 8 4s REDO Ow ERO ORO 177 H.H. Tsai, H. Hocheng Research on the distribution of the displacement in backward tube spinning. ................0080200s 185 L. Kezhi, H. Nanhai, L. Yan, X. Kemin Soc RS ee gk ne eae Bt ate lg bk eh Oe ee} 018 Oe Oe Ww ae ee 189 V.P. Astakhov, S.V. Shvets Computer modeling of the continuous forming extrusion process of AA6061 alloy .................02008. 200 J. Lu, N. Saluja, A.L. Riviere, Y. Zhou Modelling of the in-flight behaviour of stainless steel powder particles in high velocity oxy-fuel spraying ......... 214 V.V. Sobolev, J.M. Guilemany, A.J. Martin, J.A. Calero, P. Vilarrubias A slip-line solution to metal machining using a cutting tool with a step-type chip-breaker.................. 218 K.P. Maity, N.S. Das Process design based on the deformation mechanism for the non-isothermal forging of Ti-6Al-—4V alloy......... 225 R. Shean Lee, H. Chang Lin Elimination of the longitudinal curvature of a product formed by a press brake. .............0.020.0022 0e s 237 H. Ona, H. Watari Statistical analysis of process parameters influencing dimensional control in ceramic injection molding. .......... 243 W.J. Tseng Author Index of Volume 79 ee ee we Ae ee re ae) a.) 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