“…The production of the composite is not the only problem to solve; furthermore, a low damage machining process for this composite has to be found and its general suitability for the production of implant materials has to be tested. Only few studies concerning the machining of ceramic materials with an organic component have been conducted so far (Denkena et al, 2009). This article focuses on the material removal mechanisms occurring in scratch tests on nacre with different input parameters.…”