Life Cycle and Sustainability of Abrasive Tools

Provides a comprehensive up-to-date review on abrasive tool manufacturing
Discusses the timely matter of sustainability in abrasive machining
Uses consistent terminology to discuss abrasive tool life
Depicts abrasive grits and bonding systems in a consistent way

This monograph focuses on abrasive tools for grinding, polishing, honing, and lapping operations. The book describes the life cycle of abrasive tools from raw material processing of abrasive grits and bonding, manufacturing of monolithic or multi-layered tools, tool use to tool end-of-life. Moreover, this work highlights sustainability challenges including economic, environmental, social and technological aspects. The target audience primarily comprises research and industry experts in the field of manufacturing, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.