THIS PAPER GIVES A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE HOT MACHINING PROCESS, WHICH REQUIRES THE USE OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES AND INVOLVES MANY OF THE IMPORTANT INVESTIGATIVE AND RESEARCH TOOLS USED IN METAL CUTTING. IT SUMMARIZES AND INTEGRATES SOME OF THE DIFFERENT, IMPORTANT PAPERS ON THE SUBJECT, PROVIDES THE PERTINENT REFERENCES, AND POINTS OUT SOME OF THE AREAS OF FUTURE WORK.
