AY2020/2021 Review Questions

2162 Part I
Chapter 4 ECONOMIC AND PRODUCT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Review Questions

1. Define machinability.
2. Name some of the important mechanical and physical properties that affect the
machinability of a work material.
3. What is the effect of carbon content on the machinability of steel?
4. Name the machining operation that is sometimes used after a drilling operation to achieve
tighter tolerances on the hole diameter and improve surface finish?
5. What are the three groups of factors that affect surface finish in machining?
6. Of the two parameters that have the greatest influence on the ideal surface roughness Ri
in a turning operation, which one has the greatest influence?
7. How does a built-up edge affect surface finish in a turning operation?
8. Name some of the steps that can be taken to reduce or eliminate vibrations in machining.
9. Once depth of cut is specified for a given machining operation, what is the order in which
the two remaining cutting conditions (feed and cutting speed) should be selected?
10. Identify the three terms that determine the cycle time Tc of a turning operation.
11. Identify the four terms that determine the cost per piece Cc in a turning operation.
12. As the parameter C in the Taylor tool life equation increases, what is the effect on the
optimum cutting speed (either vmax or vmin) in machining economics?
13. As the parameter n in the Taylor tool life equation increases, what is the effect on the
optimum cutting speed (either vmax or vmin) in machining economics?
14. As tool change time Tt increases, what is the effect on the optimum cutting speed (either
vmax or vmin) in machining economics?
15. As tool cost Ct increases, what is the effect on the optimum cutting speed (either vmax or
vmin) in machining economics?

Dr Woon Keng Soon (mpewks@nus.edu.sg)