1. Mechanics of Metal Cutting: Elements of a cutting process: geometry of single point cutting tool; tool angles, chip formation; types of chips; chip breakers effects of cutting parameters; Typical cutting speeds and feeds for different tool and job materials; Orthogonal and oblique cutting; Theories of mechanics of metal cutting; cutting force measurement; various types of tool dynameters; thermal aspects of metal machining measurement of chip tool interface temperature; friction in metal cutting.

2. Machinability: Evaluation of machinability: Tool life; types of tool failure; mechanism of tool wear, failure and their remedies; reconditioning of tools, relationship between cutting force and power required tool life and cutting speed, surface finish; nose radius, feed; economics of metal machining - cutting tool materials; cutting fluids and methods of their application.

3. Precision Measurement: Standards of linear measurements; linear and angular measurements; screw thread measurements; measurement of effective diameter, pitch and thread angles; limit gauges; Gear measurement; spur gear parameter, measurement of tooth profile, tooth thickness and pitch, eccentricity Measurement of surface roughness measurements, stylus and profilograph methods

4. Precision Measuring Instruments: Comparators types; working principles applications and limitations of various comparators; optical flat; autocollimator indicator, slip gauges, bevel protector.

5. Principles of Interchangeable manufacturing: ISI system of Limits, Tolerances and fits; design of limit gauges, production gauges, automatic gauging

6. Industrial Safety:Human factors in machine equipment safety; reducing industrial noise, gaurding of machines precautions to be taken by operators for safe working on different machine

List of Recommended Books:

1. Production Engineering Sciences by P.C.Pandey & C.K.Singh Standard Publishers & Distributors Delhi

2. Production Engineering by P.C.Sharma, S.Chand & Company Ltd., N.Delhi

3. Metal Cutting Theory & Practice by A.Bhattacharya, New Central Book Agency (P) Ltd.

4. Engineering Metallurgy by R.K.Jain, Khanna Publishers, Delhi