Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The Need: Fabricating Smooth Surfaces -- 1.2 Conventional Machining and the Need to Go Beyond -- 1.3 Diamond Turn Machining (DTM) -- 1.4 Place of DTM in the Process Chain -- 1.5 Summary -- Chapter 2: Diamond Turn Machines -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification of Diamond Turn Machines -- 2.3 Requirements of Diamond Turn Machines -- 2.3.1 Positional Accuracy and Repeatability of Moving Elements -- 2.3.2 Balanced Loop Stiffness -- 2.3.3 Thermal Effects -- 2.3.4 Vibration Effects -- 2.4 Characteristics and Capabilities of Diamond Turn Machines -- 2.5 Components of Diamond Turn Machines -- 2.6 Technologies Involved in Diamond Turn Machine Building -- 2.7 Environmental Requirements for Diamond Turn Machines -- 2.8 Sample Machine Specification Sheet -- 2.9 Summary -- 2.10 Sample Solved Problems -- 2.11 Sample Unsolved Problems -- Chapter 3: Mechanism of Material Removal -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Comparison of Deterministic and Random Machining Process -- 3.3 Cutting Mechanisms for Engineering Materials -- 3.4 Micro- and Nano-Regime Cutting Mechanisms -- 3.5 Ductile Regime Machining of Brittle Materials -- 3.6 Machining of Polymers -- 3.7 Summary -- 3.8 Sample Solved Problems -- 3.9 Sample Unsolved Problems -- Chapter 4: Tooling for Diamond Turn Machining -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Tool Materials and Their Requirements -- 4.3 Single Crystal Diamond Tools -- 4.4 Tool Geometry -- 4.5 Diamond Tool Fabrication -- 4.6 Tool Wear -- 4.7 Tool Setting in DTM -- 4.8 Summary -- 4.9 Unsolved Problems -- Chapter 5: DTM Process Parametres and Optimisation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Diamond Turn Machining Process and Parametres -- 5.2.1 Spindle Speed -- 5.2.2 Feed Rate -- 5.2.3 Depth of Cut -- 5.2.4 Tool Shank Overhang