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ME6402 Manufacturing Technology -II
2-MARKS - V - UNITS
UNIT I – THEORY OF METAL CUTTING
1. Define Metal Cutting .
Metal cutting or machining is the process of by removing unwanted material from a

block of metal in the form of chips.
2. What are the important characteristics of materials used for cutting tools?
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High red hardness High wear resistance
Low frictional coefficient
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High toughness
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High thermal conductivity.
3. How do you define tool life?
The time period between two consecutive resharpening, with which the cuts the
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material effectively is called as tool life.
4. What is tool signature?

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The various angles of tools are mentioned in a numerical number in particular order.
That is known as tool signature.
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5. What is the effect of back rack angle and mention the types?
Back rake angle of tool is increases the strength of cutting tool and cutting action. It
can be classified in to two types.
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1. Negative Rake angle.

2. Positive rake angle.
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6. Explain the nose radius?
Joining of side and end cutting edges by means of small radius in order to increase
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the tool life and better surface finish on the work piece.
7. What are all conditions for using positive rake angle?
1. To machine the work hardened materials.
2. To machine low strength ferrous and non-ferrous

metals.
3. To machine long shaft of small diameters.
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4. To machine the metal blow recommended cutting speeds.

5. Using small machine tools with low horsepower.
8. Define the orthogonal and oblique cutting.
Orthogonal cutting: The cutting edge of tool is perpendicular to the work piece axis.
Oblique cutting: The cutting edge is inclined at an acute angle with normal to the cutting
velocity vector is called oblique cutting process.
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9. What are the favorable factors for discontinuous chip formation?
Maching of brittle materials. Small rake angle
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Higher depth of cut Low cutting speeds
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Excess cutting fluid.
Cutting ductile materials with low speed and small rake angle of the tool.
10. What are the favorable factors for continuous chip formation?
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Small rake angle Low cutting speed
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Strong adhesion between chip and tool face. Coarse feed
Insufficient cutting fluid. Large uncut thickness.

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11. Define machineability of metal.
Machine ability is defined as the ease with which a material can be satisfactorily
machined.
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Life of the tool before tool failure or resharpening.
12. What is shear plane?

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The material of work piece is stressed beyond its yield point under the compressive force.
This causes the material to deform plastically and shear off. The plastic floe takes place in a
localized region is called shear plane.
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13. What is chip and mention its different types?
The sheared material begins to along the cutting tool face in the form of small pieces is
called chip. The chips are mainly classified into three types.
a. Continuous chip.
b. Discontinuous chip.
c. Continuous chip with built up edge.


14. Write the factors affecting the tool life or Write the Taylor’s tool life equation.
Taylor’s equation VT n = C
i. Cutting speed
ii. Feed and Depth of cut.
iii.Tool Geometry
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iv. Tool material
v. Type of Cutting Fluid
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vi. Work material
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vii. Rigidity of the Machine tool.
15. Define “Side relief” and “End relief” angle.

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Side relief angle: It is the angle between the portion of the side flank immediately below the
side cutting edge and a line perpendicular to the base of the tool, and measured at right angle
to the side flank.
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End relief angle: It is the angle between the portion of the end flank immediately below the
end cutting edge and a line perpendicular to the base of the tool, and measured at right angle
to the angle.
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16. What are the importance of Nose Radius?
Nose radius is favorable to long tool life and good surface finish. A sharp point on the
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end of a tool is highly stressed, Short lived and leaves a groove in the path of cut. There is an
improvement in surface finish and permissible cutting speed as nose radius is increased from
zero value.
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17. What are the differences between orthogonal cutting and oblique cutting?
orthogonal cutting oblique cutting

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Cutting edge of the tool is perpendicular to Cutting edge of the tool is inclined to
the direction of tool travel the direction of tool travel
The direction of chip flow is perpendicular to The direction of chip flow is angled to
the cutting edge the cutting edge
The chip coils in a tight flat spiral The chip flows sideways in a long.
Produces sharp corners. Produces chamfer at the end of cut.

UNIT II – TURNING MACHINES
1. What is a Lathe?
Lathe is a machine tool which removes the metal from a piece of work to the
required shape and size.
2. What are the uses of headstock?
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Headstock carries a hollow spindle with nose to hold the work piece. To Mount the
driving and speed changing mechanisms.
3. What is an apron?
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The integral part of several gears, levers and clutches mounted with the saddle for
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moving the carriage along with lead screw while thread cutting.
4. What are the advantages semi-automatic lathes?

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Production time is minimized Accuracy will be high. Production rate is increased.
5. List any four work holding devices.

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1. Chucks. 2. Centres. 3. Faceplates. 4.Angle Plate.
6. Compare the advantages of turret lathe over capstan lathe

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Heavier and Larger workpiece chucking can be done. More rigid, hence it withstands heavy
cuts.
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7.Name any four tool holding devices used in capstan and turret lathe.
Multiple cutter holders. Offset cutter holder.

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Sliding cutter holder. Knee tool holder.
8. What are the four types of tool post?

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1. Single screw 2. Open side
3. Four bolt 4. Four way
9. List any four types of lathe?
1. Engine lathe 2. Bench lathe
Semi automatic
3. Tool room lathe 4. lathe

5.Automatic lathe
10.What is a semi-automatic lathe?
The lathe in which all the machining operations are performed automatically and
loading and unloading of work piece, coolant on or off is performed manually
11.State the various feed mechanisms used for obtaining automatic feed?
1.Tumbler gear mechanism
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2.Quick change gearbox
3.Tumbler gear- Quick change gearbox
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4.Apron mechanism
facing, chamfering, knurling, etc.
13. Define the term ‘Conicity’?

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12.What are the different operations performed on the lathe?
Centering, straight turning, rough turning, finish turning, shoulder turning,

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The ratio of the difference in diameters of tapers its length k= D-dd-smaller dia
D-larger dia
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l-length of the work piece
14.State the purpose of providing lead cam in single spindle automatic screw cutting
machine?
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The turret slide travel is controlled by a lead cam. The lead cam gives a slow forward
and fast return movement to the turret slide.
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15.What are the advantages of sliding head automatic lathes?
The advantages of a sliding head automatic lathe is that long slender work pieces can
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be machined with very good surface finish, accuracy and concentricity in sliding head
automatic lathes.

UNIT III – SHAPER, MILLING AND GEAR CUTTING MACHINES
1.Define cutting ratio of the shaper.
The ratio between the cutting stroke time and the return stroke time is called as cutting
ratio.
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Cutting stroke time
Cutting ratio m= Return stroke time
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2. Mention any four shaper specifications.
1.Maximum stroke length. 2.mechanism.

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3.Power of the motor. 4.Speed and feed available.
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3. How the planer differs from a shaper?
Planer- The work piece reciprocates while the tool is Stationary. Shaper – The tool
reciprocates while the work Stationary.
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4. What is the main difference made in divided table planer?
The working principle is similar to that of a planer. But it has two reciprocating table. In
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that one table is working with work the other is loaded and unloaded
5. What is gang drilling machine?

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More number of single spindle with essential speed and feed are mounted side by side on
one base and have common work table, is known as the gang- drilling machine.
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6. What is the use of a tapping tool?
A tap is a tool which is used for making internal threads in a machined component.
7. What are the applications of boring?
The boring machine is designed for machining large and heavy work piece in mass
production work of engine frame, Cylinder, machine housing etc.
8. What is the main difference between boring bar and boring tool?

Boring bar:
The tool which is having single point cutting edge known as boring bar. Boring tool:
The tool which is having multi point cutting edge known as boring tool.
9. How omniversal milling machine differs from universal milling machines?
This is a modified form of a milling machine It is provided with two spindles, one of
which is in the horizontal plane while the other is carried by a universal swiveling head.
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10.What are the advantages of up milling processes?
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1.It does not require a backlash eliminator.
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2.Safer operation due to separating forces between cutter and work.
3.Less wear on feed screw and nut due to the absence of pre loaded.
4.Milled surface does not have built up edge.

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11.What is meant by plain or slab milling?
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Plain or Lab milling is the operation of producing flat horizontal surface parallel to the
axis of the cutter using a plain or slab milling cutter.
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1. What is meant by the term indexing?
Indexing is the process of dividing the periphery of a job in to equal number of divisions.
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13.What are the three types dividing heads?
1.Plain or simple dividing head.

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2.Universal dividing head.
3.Optical dividing head.

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14.What is cam milling?
Cam milling is the operation of producing cams in a milling machine by the use of a
universal dividing head and a vertical milling attachment.

15. List the advantages and limitations of thread milling.
Advantages;
1.the threads will be smoother and more accurate than those cut in a lathe.
2.Threads can be cut closer to shoulders of work piece.
3.It is a faster method.
4.It is more efficient than cutting threads in a lathe.
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Limitations:
1.It is Difficult to produce internal threads.
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2.Threads milling cannot be used for making thread with more than 30 helix
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angle.
16.List the various types of planners?

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1.Double housing
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2.Open side planer
3.Pit planer
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4.Edge planer
5.Divided table planer

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17.Name the various parts of a double housing planer?
1.Bed
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2.Table
3.Columns
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4.Cross rail
5.Tool head

UNIT IV – ABRASIVE PROCESS AND BROACHING
1. What is broaching?
Broaching is a processes of machining a surface with a special multipoint cutting tool called ' broach' which
has successively higher cutting edges in a fixed path.
2.Indicate any two specification of a broaching machine?
1.Maximum length of stroke in mm
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2.Maximum force developed by the slide in tones
3.What are the advantages and limitation of broaching?
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Advantages:
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1.Roughing, semi finishing & finishing cuts are completed in one pass of the broach
2.Broaching can be used for either external or internal surface finish

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Limitation:
1.High initial cost of the broach tool compare to other tools

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2.Job work or batch work is not advisable due to the high tool cost.
4.What are the different operations that can be performed on a broaching machine?
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1.Broaching splines
2.Broaching a key way

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5.What are the advantages of gear planning process?
Any given module can be cut using a single cutter.

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The rate of production is higher when compared to forced cutter method. It is a simple flexible and accurate
method of generating gears.
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6.What are the limitations of gear hobbing?
1.Internal gears cannot be generated.
2.Hobbing process cannot be applied very near to shoulders
7.State the purpose of grinding?
1.To remove small amount of metal from work pieces & finish then to close tolerances.
2.To obtain the better surface finish.

The machining accuracy of holes produce by this machine tool lies with in a range of 0.0025 mm.
8. Define the term “grade” used in grinding wheel?
Grade or hardness indicates the strength with which the bonding material holds the abrasive grain in
the grinding wheel.
9. What is meant by dressing &truing?
The process of loading &breaking away the glazed surface so that new sharp abrasive particles are
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again present to work for efficient cutting is called dressing.
Truing is a process of trimming the cutting surface of the wheel to run true with the axis.
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10. What is process of lapping?
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Lapping is a surface finishing process used for producing geometrically accurate flat, cylindrical
&spherical surfaces.
11.What are the three types dividing heads?

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1.Plain or simple.
2.Universal.
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3.Optical
12.What are the other forming methods for manufacturing gears?

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1.Gear cutting by single point form tool.
2.Gear cutting by shear speed shaping process.

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3.Gear broaching.
4.Template method.
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13.List the gear generating process?
1.Gear shaping process.

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2.Gear planning process.
3.Gear hobbing process.
14.Mention the applications of gear shaping process?
1.Gear shaping used for generating both internal & external spur gears. 2.Helical gears can
also be generated using special attachments.

15.What are the limitations of gear hobbing?
1.Internal gears cannot be generated.
2.Hobbing process cannot be applied very near to shoulders.
16.What are the advantages of gear planning process?
1.Any given model can be cut using a single cutter.
2.It is a simple flexible &accurate method of generating gears.
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17.List the various gear finishing processes?
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1.Gear shaving. 2. Gear burnishing.
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2.Gear grinding. 4.Gear lapping.
18. How the centre less grinder operates?
The centre less grinder operates with two wheels as the cutting wheel, to remove the excess stock and a
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regulating wheel which is used to control the speed of rotation of the work and the rate of feed.
19. What are the advantages of centre les grinding?

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The work pieces are suppressed through the wheels
No tendency for chatter and deflection of the work piece. Easy size control of the work.
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No need of chucking or mounting of the work piece.
20. What is honing?

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Honing ids also a surface finishing process like grinding, which uses a “hon” tool that consists of
stones to abrade the metals.
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21. What is meant by polishing?
Polishing is the surface finishing operation performed by a polishing wheel, for the purpose of
removing appreciable metal to take out scratches, hole marks, Pits and other defects from rough surfaces.
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22. What is meant by buffing?
Buffing is used give much high lustrous, reflective finish that can not be obtained by polishing. The
buffing process consists of applying a very fine abrasive with rotating wheel.

UNIT V – CNC MACHINES
1. Define numeraical control machine
Numerical control machine cane be defined as a form of programmable machine in which

the process are controlled by a program of numbers, letters, and symbols.
2. What is NC part programming?
NC part programming is the step by procedure of by which the sequence of processing
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steps to be performed on the NC machine is controlled by a program of numbers, letters, and
symbols.
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3. What is APT language?
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APT [automated programming language]is a computer program, it automatically
calculates the tool path, generates program and controls the machine by receiving general
high level languages.
4. Mention any 4 post processor statement in APT.

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COOLNT END FEDRAT/
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MACHIN/
RAPID
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5. What is CNC?
CNC is system consists of a computer, controller and a NC machine tool. Computer is

used to store and edit the program. Controller controls the tool path based on the program.
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6. What is meant by machining centre?

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The machining centre is CNC system with automatic tool changing arrangement that is
designed to perform a verity of machining operations, with large number of cutting tools.
7. What is part program?

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Part program is a high level language containing the instructions for machining a part to
various standard words, codes and symbols.
8. What is post processing?
Post processing is a computer program that takes a generalized part program output and
adopts it to a particular machine control unit and machine tool combination. It is the basic
intelligence required to change the program into computer language.

9. Write the order of instructions in a part program.
End of
Preparatory function Feed function Tool function block
10. What is manual part programming?
Manual part programming is a process of writing programs which consists of a set of

instructions [contains codes, symbols and numbers] to carry out the machining of the work.
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11. What is preparatory function?
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It is word address format represented by the letter G, Followed by a numerical code for
the operation of the control unit to instruct the machine tool.
12. What is canned cycle?
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Canned cycle simplifies and shortens the programming in such way whenever any one of
the operation is required.
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13.What are the major areas to be considered in the design of NC machine tools?
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i.Machine structure and frame
ii.Location of transducer
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iii.Slideways
iv.Elements of transmission and positioning of sliders

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v.Spindlesvi.Tool holding arrangements

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14.How the heat effect on the machine bed, tool holder can be taken care?
i.Providing correctly designed mild steel structure with higher

stiffness ii.Use of ribs, braces, angle plates to increase stiffness
iii.Normal weight distribution over the entire frame
iv.The hollow cross section for beds, bases and columns with a number of ribs welded with
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the walls cater for the rigidity as well as opening for inspection, lubrication and collection of
chip coolants.
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v.Thermo symmetrical design of all parts.
vi.Providing large heat removing surfaces vii.Use
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of excellent coolants
viii.Avoiding direct as well as local sources of heat such as sunlight and electrical
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motors.oil pumps respectively.
ix.Reduction of ambient temperature by using air conditioning units
x.Proper alignment of the machine elements relative to each other while in operation as
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well as in stationary conditions
15.Explain Slide and Slideways

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In general machine tools are provided with tables, slides, carriages etc., to carry the
work pieces or cutting tools etc., These parts are sliding in nature and mounted on the
ways that are fixed on the other parts (column, housing, bed or knee) of the machines
known as sliding ways.
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16. Explain the term “stick-up”
Conventional sliders operating under sliding friction do not have a constant coefficient
of friction and the highest value of co-efficient tends to be at the lowest rates of slide
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velocity.
This phenomenon given to the familiar “stricking” of oil lubricated slideing surfaces when
the fine adjustment is needed, a jerky action when movement takes place at low velocities.
The term “stick-slip” is used to describe these situations.

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UNIT I – THEORY OF METAL CUTTING

1. Define Metal Cutting .

Metal cutting or machining is the process of by removing unwanted material from a

Low frictional co- efficient

3. How do you define tool life?

4. What is tool signature?

1. Negative Rake angle.

6. Explain the nose radius?

7. What are all conditions for using positive rake angle?

1. To machine the work hardened materials.

2. To machine low strength ferrous and non-ferrous

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4. To machine the metal blow recommended cutting speeds.

8. Define the orthogonal and oblique cutting.

Maching of brittle materials. Small rake angle

Insufficient cutting fluid. Large uncut thickness.

11. Define machineability of metal.

Life of the tool before tool failure or resharpening.

12. What is shear plane?

13. What is chip and mention its different types?

c. Continuous chip with built up edge.

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ii. Feed and Depth of cut.

v. Type of Cutting Fluid

15. Define “Side relief” and “End relief” angle.

16. What are the importance of Nose Radius?

orthogonal cutting oblique cutting

the direction of tool travel the direction of tool travel

the cutting edge the cutting edge

Produces sharp corners. Produces chamfer at the end of cut.

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UNIT II – TURNING MACHINES

2. What are the uses of headstock?

4. What are the advantages semi-automatic lathes?

5. List any four work holding devices.

6. Compare the advantages of turret lathe over capstan lathe

Multiple cutter holders. Offset cutter holder.

Sliding cutter holder. Knee tool holder.

8. What are the four types of tool post?

1. Single screw 2. Open side

3. Four bolt 4. Four way

9. List any four types of lathe?

1. Engine lathe 2. Bench lathe

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10.What is a semi-automatic lathe?

1.Tumbler gear mechanism

3.Tumbler gear- Quick change gearbox

facing, chamfering, knurling, etc.

13. Define the term ‘Conicity’?

Centering, straight turning, rough turning, finish turning, shoulder turning,

l-length of the work piece

15.What are the advantages of sliding head automatic lathes?

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