International Conference on Machining of Advanced Materials;July 20-22, 1993; Gaithersburg, Maryland

先进材料，如陶瓷和复合材料，正在被 越来越多地用于各种应用。 成本高 与机械加工相关的和在机械加工过程中产生的损伤是 这些材料的主要实施。 在一些 目前的加工方法不能使用和创新 需要技术或现有方法的修改。 这些 许多机构的研究人员正在解决这些问题， 在世界各地;和结果正在沟通的各种 技术会议并在期刊上发表。 但这些 会议和期刊的范围有限，不包括 广泛的问题。 例如，聚合物的机械加工 复合材料、金属基复合材料和陶瓷都包括在 不同的会议;和精密加工的光学 材料被其他材料覆盖。 然而，主要问题 所有先进材料的成本和可靠性都是相同的。 的 这次会议的目的是加强沟通， 研究人员和工程师之间的技术转让 先进材料加工的各个方面。

Advanced materials, such as ceramics and composites, are being increasingly used in various applications. The high cost associated with machining and damage generated during machining are major detriments for implementation of these materials. In some cases, current machining methods cannot be used and innovative techniques or modifications of existing methods are needed. These problems are being addressed by researchers in many institutions around the world; and the results are being communicated in various technical conferences and published in journals. However, these conferences and journals have a limited scope, and do not cover the broad spectrum of the problems. For example, machining of polymer composites, metal matrix composites, and ceramics are covered in different conferences; and precision machining of optical materials are covered in others. Nevertheless, the main issues of cost and reliability are the same for all advanced materials. The goal of this conference is to strengthen communication and technology transfer among researchers and engineers involved in various aspects of machining of advanced materials.