ABRASIVES
CNC AGAIN
SAFETY THIRD
METAL CUTTING
MATERIALS
100

A ferrous metal is any metal containing mostly what element.

Iron

100

The component that holds cutting tools on the CNC lathe.

Turret

100

Organization responsible for the regulation of hazardous substance use, handling, and removal.

OSHA

100

Term that describes a set of operations that cuts away chips of material to form a finished part.

Machining

100

Process that involves rapidly cooling metal in a medium such as oil or water.

Quenching

200

One of the safety elements of the grinding wheel that OSHA legally requires to use during grinding operations.

Wheel guards

200

Part of the CNC lathe that powers the ballscrew during turning operations.

Servomotor

200

Type of hearing protection best for intermittent noises.

Earmuffs

200

The main alloying element in brass.

Zinc

200

Steel that is heated above the austenite phase then rapidly cooled to room temperature.

Martensite

300

Type 13 saucer wheel

300

Axis that describes how a part tilts or spins around the X axis.

A axis

300

PPE clothing material that can protect against chemicals and electricity.

Rubber

300

Term that describes a drill flexing under pressure and sliding off-center from the hole.   

Deflection

300

Ceramic that is typically made with a combination of silica, sodium carbonate, and lime.

Glass

400

Term that describes an abrasive grain's ability to fracture off of the wheel when it becomes dull.

Friability

400

Word of a part program that provides a reference name or title for a program block.

N code

400

Type of fall arrest PPE that distributes the force of a stopped fall over the body.

Body harness

400

Sharp area of the drill connects the cutting lips and is the first part of the drill to make contact with the workpiece.

Chisel edge

400

Type of composite reinforcement that offers the greatest amount of strength.

Fibers

500

Material that is a superabrasive with high thermal conductivity.

Cubic boron nitride

500

G code that initiates a tapping canned cycle.

G84

500

Type of air-purifying respirator that uses a replaceable fabric filter.

Particulate

500

Value specified on a print that describes the rate at which a part's width or diameter should decrease along a set length.

Taper per foot (TPF)

500

Materials that can stretch and then return to their original shape.

Elastomers

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