A BRIEF REVIEW ON IMPORTANCE OF SURFACE TEXTURING IN MATERIALS TO IMPROVE THE TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE.

Surface texturing in materials is one of the current process that satisfying the industrial needs and providing ample support to the production managers in machining. During machining for producing various products the major task is the reduction of materials waste, assessment of tool wear and its happening. Tool wear affects the production cost severely also incurring the material waste. One of the effective methods to reduce this problem and improving the tool life considerably is the surface texturing process. This can be carried out in work piece material neither the tool also. Surface texturing done on the surface of the tool or the work piece material to give aesthetic look alsomainly enhances the performance in various aspects. Many industrialists and researchers carried out the surface texturing process for various machining applications such as lathe, milling with various surface texturing techniques. This article present a detail review about the need for surface texturing in materials, its importance and its role in tool life enhancement had been discussed and reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]