Course syllabus
Metal Cutting
Course Plan
MTT108, SP2, 2025/2026, 7.5 Credits
Master’s Programme in Production Engineering
Examiner Peter Krajnik (PK), Chalmers
Lecturers Philipp Hoier (PH), Chalmers
Ahmet Semih Ertürk (ASE), Chalmers
Guest lecturers Denis Boing (DB), Sandvik Coromant
Rachid M’Saoubi (RS), Seco Tools
Anders Liljerehn (AL), Sandvik Coromant
anders.c.liljerehn@sandvik.com
Luis Franca (LF), Element Six
Student
administration: Hanije Safakar, Chalmers
Organisation
The course includes lectures, case studies, tutorials/lab exercises, group assignments and presentations. A typical case study will examine scientific development and industrial end-use of manufacturing processes and machines. The group assignments will form the basis for developing team-based engineering skills, needed to solve real manufacturing problems in the industry. The course has strong links with the Chalmers Centre for Metal Cutting Research (MCR) and Advanced Manufacturing Solutions for NeXt Generation Powertrain (Centre X) and is designed to usefully propagate the current state-of-the-art in machining. Hence, the final (industry) assignment is collaboratively developed in partnership with prominent manufacturing enterprises. Furthermore, guest lectures from experts in the industry (e.g., Sandvik Coromant, Seco Tools and Element Six) will provide students with a unique opportunity to learn latest developments in real-world production. The course has no exam; therefore, the attendance of lectures (min. 80%) and lab exercises (100%) is compulsory. The lectures will be given in English.
Labs and assignments
The course consists of one lab/tutorial (Finite Element Modelling of the cutting process), and two industry assignments: (i) Optimization of Groove Machining Strategy, and (ii) Using Built-In Machine Tool Signals to Monitor Tool Wear. The course also includes two demonstrations of machining processes (turning and milling). Reports are to be prepared and handed in for all assignments through the course home page.
Examination
The grading of the course will be on a basis of 3, 4, and 5. 80% attendance at lectures is required. Attendance and passing of labs/assignments including reports, is a specific requirement of the course to achieve grade 3. To acquire grades 4 and 5, students should attain >60% and >80% of total points from the assignments. Additional studies/assignment may be applicable for those students who fail to fulfil the requirements above; these will be consulted individually with the course examiner.
Literature
Books / eBooks:
- Klocke, F., 2011. Manufacturing Processes 1 – Cutting. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
- Klocke, F., 2009. Manufacturing Processes 2 – Grinding, honing, lapping. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
- Toenshoff, H.K. and Denkena, B., 2013. Basics of cutting and abrasive processes. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
- Trent, E.M. and Wright, P.K., 2000. Metal cutting. Butterworth-Heinemann.
available (online) at Chalmers library
Additional references
- Selected research papers available online via Chalmers Library
- Specific lecture handouts
Course homepage
Handouts from lectures, latest version of this document, news about lectures etc. can be found via Canvas. Hand-in of reports is also made here via the web.
Schedule
|
Week |
Date |
Time |
Topic |
Room |
Teacher |
|
45
|
Tue 4/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Introduction |
SB-S215 |
PK |
|
10.00-12.00 |
Fundamentals of metal cutting I |
SB-S215 |
PK |
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|
Fri 7/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Fundamentals of metal cutting II |
SB-S215 |
PK |
|
|
46
|
Tue 11/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Tribology of metal cutting |
SB-S215 |
PK |
|
10.00-12.00 |
Cooling-lubrication methods |
SB-S215 |
PK |
||
|
Fri 14/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Machining demonstration – lab |
MM lab |
DA |
|
|
47
|
Tue 18/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Metallurgy fundamentals and machinability criteria |
SB-S215 |
PH |
|
10.00-12.00 |
Machinability of steels, cast irons, and aerospace materials |
SB-S215 |
PH |
||
|
Fri 21/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Surface integrity |
SB-S215 |
RM |
|
|
48
|
Tue 25/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
Design of Experiments (DoE) in metal cutting |
SB-S215 |
ASE |
|
10:00-12.00 |
Semi-analytical and mechanistic models |
SB-S215 |
ASE |
||
|
Fri 28/11 |
08.00-10.00 |
FEM for cutting simulation |
SB-S215 |
ASE |
|
|
49
|
Tue 2/12 |
08.00-10.00 |
Cutting tool materials – Cemented carbides |
SB-S215 |
DB |
|
10.00-12.00 |
Cutting tool materials – Superhard materials |
SB-S215 |
LF |
||
|
Fri 5/12 |
08.15-10.00 |
Hard machining |
SB-S215 |
PK |
|
|
50
|
Tue 9/12 |
08.00-10.00 |
Machining dynamics |
SB-S215 |
AL |
|
10.00-12.00 |
Tap-testing – lab demonstration |
MM Lab |
AL |
||
|
|
Fri 12/12 |
08.00-10.00 |
Cutting data optimization + CAD/CAM |
SB-S215 |
SH |
|
51 |
Tue 16/12 |
08.00-10.00 |
Presentation of group assignments ** |
SB-S215 |
PK |
|
|
Fri 19/12 |
08.00-10.00 |
Course summary |
SB-S215 |
PK |
** Participation is compulsory! The group assignment will be announced during the course.
Course summary:
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