1. Bi-objective optimization for tolerance allocation in an interchangeable assembly under diverse manufacturing environment

   • Jawahar Natarajan
   • R. Sivasankaran
   • G. Kanagaraj

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 November 2017 Pages: 1571 - 1595

2. Effects of welding parameters on electrode element diffusion during micro-resistance spot welding

   • Feng Chen
   • Xing Peng Gao
   • G. Q. Tong

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 November 2017 Pages: 1597 - 1606

3. Optimal cutting directions by considering the dynamic mismatch between feed axes of machine tools

   • Dun Lu
   • Sanli Liu
   • Bingheng Lu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 November 2017 Pages: 1607 - 1615

4. Determination of minimum uncut chip thickness under various machining conditions during micro-milling of Ti-6Al-4V

   • Hamed Rezaei
   • Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi
   • Erhan Budak

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 November 2017 Pages: 1617 - 1634

5. PDZ evolution of hot ACDR and forging processes during titanium alloy disc forming

   • Yong Zheng
   • Dong Liu
   • Xiaolong Li

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 November 2017 Pages: 1635 - 1643

6. Development of a path planning algorithm for reduced dimension patch printing conductive pattern on surfaces

   • Hongyu Zhang
   • Jin Huang
   • Dachuan Liu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 11 November 2017 Pages: 1645 - 1654

7. Surface roughness modeling in micro end-milling

   • Yanjie Yuan
   • Xiubing Jing
   • Dawei Zhang

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 November 2017 Pages: 1655 - 1664

8. Principal component idealizations of the dominant modes of variability in the mechanics of the cutting process in metal turning

   • Paul R. Provencher
   • Marek Balazinski

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 November 2017 Pages: 1665 - 1676

9. Study on quantitative ultrasonic test for Nd:YAG laser welding of thin stainless steel sheet

   • Guanghao Zhou
   • Guocheng Xu
   • Xiaopeng Gu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 November 2017 Pages: 1677 - 1684

10. An assessment of the effect of printing orientation, density, and filler pattern on the compressive performance of 3D printed ABS structures by fuse deposition

    • G. Domínguez-Rodríguez
    • J. J. Ku-Herrera
    • A. Hernández-Pérez

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 November 2017 Pages: 1685 - 1695

11. Rheological experimental properties and numerical modeling of a pressure-transmitting silicone rubber used in sheet metal flexible-die forming

    • Binxian Yuan
    • Zhongjin Wang
    • Jiguang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 November 2017 Pages: 1697 - 1714

12. Chemical kinetics mechanism for chemical mechanical polishing diamond and its related hard-inert materials

    • Zewei Yuan
    • Peng Zheng
    • Yan He

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 13 November 2017 Pages: 1715 - 1727

13. A local smoothing interpolation method for short line segments to realize continuous motion of tool axis acceleration

    • Jiang Han
    • Yang Jiang
    • Lian Xia

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 November 2017 Pages: 1729 - 1742

14. Study of the EDM performance to produce a stable process and surface modification

    • J. F. Liang
    • Y. S. Liao
    • C. Y. Hsu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 November 2017 Pages: 1743 - 1750

15. Research into the transition of material removal mechanism for C/SiC in rotary ultrasonic face machining

    • Songmei Yuan
    • Zhen Li
    • Alexander Guskov

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 14 November 2017 Pages: 1751 - 1761

16. Microstructure, chemical composition, wear, and corrosion resistance of FeB–Fe₂B–Fe₃B surface layers produced on Vanadis-6 steel using CO₂ laser

    • Aneta Bartkowska
    • Dariusz Bartkowski
    • Andrzej Miklaszewski

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 14 November 2017 Pages: 1763 - 1776

17. Damage state assessment method for remanufacturing blanks based on magnetic and surface texture feature fusion

    • Tao Liu
    • Hoyeol Kim
    • Darong Zhu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 November 2017 Pages: 1777 - 1788

18. Optimization techniques applied to single point incremental forming process for biomedical application

    • M. Sbayti
    • R. Bahloul
    • F. Zemzemi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 15 November 2017 Pages: 1789 - 1804

19. Super-high-thickness high-speed wire electrical discharge machining

    • Chengrang Li
    • Zhidong Liu
    • Mingbo Qiu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1805 - 1818

20. Electric load management in spindle run-up and run-down for multi-spindle machine tools via optimal power-torque trajectories and peak load synchronization

    • Jeremi Wójcicki
    • Giacomo Bianchi

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1819 - 1835

21. Experimental and numerical prediction of the local thickness reduction defect of complex cross-sectional steel in cold roll forming

    • Xiao-li Liu
    • Jian-guo Cao
    • Rong-guo Zhao

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1837 - 1848

22. The properties of spray-deposited zinc sulfide thin films using trisodium citrate complexant

    • P. O. Offor
    • B. A. Okorie
    • I. C. Ezema

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1849 - 1857

    

23. Modeling and optimization of alloy steel 20CrMnTi grinding process parameters based on experiment investigation

    • Yawei Zhang
    • Beizhi Li
    • Steven Liang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1859 - 1873

24. Enhancement of tool life in drilling of hardened AISI 4340 steel using 3D FEM modeling

    • Arfan Majeed
    • Asif Iqbal
    • Jingxiang Lv

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1875 - 1889

25. Prediction of tool tip dynamics for generalized milling cutters using the 3D model of the tool body

    • Lutfi Taner Tunc

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1891 - 1909

26. Analysis of displacement fields of particle shaping surface during nanoscale ductile mode cutting of brittle materials

    • A. Gouskov
    • S. Nikolaev
    • S. Yuan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1911 - 1918

27. Process capability indices and \( \overline{X} \), R control chart limit adjustments by taking into account measurement system errors

    • Sarra Selmi
    • Souha Ben Amara
    • Imed Ben Salah

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 16 November 2017 Pages: 1919 - 1930

28. 3D milling modeling: mechanical actions, strains, strain rates and temperature calculations in the three cutting zones

    • Wadii Yousfi
    • Olivier Cahuc
    • Madalina Calamaz

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 November 2017 Pages: 1931 - 1940

29. Experimental study of the wear behavior of PCBN inserts during cutting of GH4169 superalloys under high-pressure cooling

    • Lubin Li
    • Mingyang Wu
    • Yongxin Yu

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 November 2017 Pages: 1941 - 1951

30. On the characterization of stainless steel 316L parts produced by selective laser melting

    • Mostafa Yakout
    • M. A. Elbestawi
    • Stephen C. Veldhuis

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 November 2017 Pages: 1953 - 1974

31. Analysis of microstructure evolution during different stages of closed-open cross wedge rolling

    • Yilun Wei
    • Xuedao Shu
    • Jie Wei

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 November 2017 Pages: 1975 - 1988

32. Prediction of friction stir weld quality without and with signal features

    • D. J. Huggett
    • T. W. Liao
    • A. Okeil

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 November 2017 Pages: 1989 - 2003

33. Assessment of the effect of borax and boric acid additives in cutting fluids on milling of AISI O2 using MQL system

    • Bilal Kursuncu
    • Ali Yaras

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 17 November 2017 Pages: 2005 - 2013

34. Investigation on the creep-age forming of an integrally-stiffened AA2219 alloy plate: experiment and modeling

    • Youliang Yang
    • Lihua Zhan
    • Li Wan

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2017 Pages: 2015 - 2025

35. New deformation prediction of micro thin-walled structures by iterative FEM

    • Peng-fei Li
    • Yu Liu
    • Yao Sun

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2017 Pages: 2027 - 2040

36. Cutter partition-based tool orientation optimization for gouge avoidance in five-axis machining

    • Xiyan Li
    • Chen-Han Lee
    • Fangzhao Yang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2017 Pages: 2041 - 2057

37. Effects of material properties on warpage in fused deposition modeling parts

    • Emily R. Fitzharris
    • Narumi Watanabe
    • Meisha L. Shofner

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2017 Pages: 2059 - 2070

38. Review on fast tool servo machining of optical freeform surfaces

    • Linlin Zhu
    • Zexiao Li
    • Xiaodong Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2017 Pages: 2071 - 2092

39. Experimental investigation of the effects of tool initial surface roughness on the electrical discharge machining (EDM) performance

    • Mohammadjafar Hadad
    • Lan Quang Bui
    • Cong Thanh Nguyen

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 18 November 2017 Pages: 2093 - 2104

40. Temperature variation model of titanium alloy L-angle profile in hot stretch forming with resistance heating

    • Tongsheng Deng
    • Dongsheng Li
    • Xiaoqiang Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 November 2017 Pages: 2105 - 2110

41. Investigation of temperature on the interfacial microstructure and performance of cBN grinding wheels by high-frequency induction brazing

    • Q.L. Li
    • H.Z. Ren
    • S.R. Zhang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 19 November 2017 Pages: 2111 - 2118

42. Investigating effects of adhesion wear on cutting efficiency and energy cost in dry belt finishing

    • Wenxi Wang
    • Ferdinando Salvatore
    • Jianyong Li

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 November 2017 Pages: 2119 - 2123

43. Tool paths generation strategy for polishing of freeform surface with physically uniform coverage

    • Yanjun Han
    • Lei Zhang
    • Fusheng Liang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 November 2017 Pages: 2125 - 2144

44. Phase change materials (PCM) based cold source for selective freezing 3D printing of porous materials

    • Feng Yang
    • Guanglei Zhao
    • Dong Lin

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 November 2017 Pages: 2145 - 2155

45. Preform optimization and microstructure analysis on hot precision forging process of a half axle flange

    • Weiyan Sun
    • Liang Chen
    • Guangchun Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 November 2017 Pages: 2157 - 2167

46. Variable-depth multi-pass tool path generation on mesh surfaces

    • Lufeng Chen
    • Yingguang Li
    • Kai Tang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 November 2017 Pages: 2169 - 2183

47. A novel free-form transducer for the ultra-precision diamond cutting of die steel

    • Hao Ni
    • Yi Wang
    • Dongfang Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 November 2017 Pages: 2185 - 2192

48. A review of representation models of tolerance information

    • Yuchu Qin
    • Qunfen Qi
    • Xiangqian Jiang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open access 21 November 2017 Pages: 2193 - 2206

49. Effect of geometric feature and cutting direction on variation of force and vibration in high-speed milling of TC4 curved surface

    • Jian-wei Ma
    • Guo-qing Hu
    • Fu-ji Wang

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 November 2017 Pages: 2207 - 2218

50. Arc character and droplet transfer of pulsed ultrasonic wave-assisted GMAW

    • Chenglei Fan
    • Lei Zhou
    • He Tong

    ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 November 2017 Pages: 2219 - 2226