Date of Award

Spring 5-1-2007

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Industrial Engineering

First Advisor

M. Affan Badar

Second Advisor

Randy Peters

Third Advisor

Joe Ashby

Abstract

The development of internal threads in a manufactured part is in many cases one of the final operations in the production workflow. Quality issues in thread form development can destroy a part that has previously undergone expensive machining. The issue of tap wear is one of the multi-faceted elements that have a direct correlation on the quality of threaded components. The purpose of this research centers on resultant mechanical pull performance for the stripping of internally threaded geometry in low carbon steel as measured over various increments of the tap cutting life cycle.

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