Machinability is understood as a property of a material that allows for chip removal under given conditions. It thus describes the behaviour of a material during chip forming.
The machinability of a material must always be considered in conjunction with the machining method, the tool and the machining parameters.
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Fritz Klocke, E., Kuchie, A. (2009). The Machinability of Various Materials. In: Manufacturing Processes 2. RWTHedition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92259-9_4
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