Download or read book Machining Data for Beryllium Metal written by Air Force Machinability Data Center and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains evaluated machining information for beryllium which has been extracted from many sources. Machining data are tabulated and presented in chart form for the following processes: turning, milling, drilling, band sawing, grinding, boring, trepanning, reaming, routing, tapping, electrical discharge machining, electrochemical machining, and chemical machining. Also included is a general comment section dealing with the problems associated with beryllium machining, such as twinning, microcracking, toxicity, chipout and spalling, and cutting fluids. (Author).