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This book brings together the latest developments in, and applications of, abrasive technology. The topics covered include: grinding and grinding wheels, truing and dressing techniques for grinding wheels, finishing, lapping, honing and polishing, abrasive-jet machining, advances in machining technologies, micro/nano-fabrication, as well as other novel technologies and advanced studies relevant to abrasive technology and precision manufacturing. This work will represent an invaluable reference source for professionals in the precision manufacturing field who wish to keep abreast of state-of-the-art developments in abrasive technology and who are interested in understanding further the fundamentals of this discipline.

Review from Book News Inc.: Selected and peer reviewed, the 109 papers in this collection cover grinding and grinding wheels; truing and dressing grinding wheels; finishing, lapping, and polishing; abrasive jet machining; advances in machining technologies; micro/nano-fabrication; and other novel technologies and advances studies. The specific topics include grinding processes of sapphire waters, the functional surface grinding of medical titanium plate, the vibratory finishing of immobilized cylinders, the effect of ground surface roughness of ball end mill on cutting characteristics, the mechanical behavior of single crystal copper for different shearing directions, effects of machining small tools by means of focused ion beam, and the thermal analysis of multi-pass laser irradiation on fused silica.