For undergraduate courses in Mechanical, Industrial, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Programs. For graduate courses in Manufacturing Science and Engineering.
This comprehensive, up-to-date text has balanced coverage of the fundamentals of materials and processes, its analytical approaches, and its applications in manufacturing engineering. Students using this text will be able to properly assess the capabilities, limitations, and potential of manufacturing processes and their competitive aspects.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Fundamentals of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials 27
3 Structure and Manufacturing Properties of Metals 85
4 Surfaces, Tribology, Dimensional Characteristics, Inspection, and Product Quality Assurance 135
5 Metal-Casting Processes and Equipment; Heat Treatment 191
6 Bulk Deformation Processes 267
7 Sheet-Metal Forming Processes 351
8 Material-Removal Processes: Cutting 425
9 Material-Removal Processes: Abrasive, Chemical, Electrical, and High-Energy Beams 537
10 Properties and Processing of Polymers and Reinforced Plastics; Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling 599
11 Properties and Processing of Metal Powders, Ceramics, Glasses, Composites, and Superconductors 687
12 Joining and Fastening Processes 753
13 Fabrication of Microelectronic, Micromechanical, and Microelectromechanical Devices; Nanomanufacturing 829
14 Automation of Manufacturing Processes and Operations 899
15 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems 945
16 Product Design and Manufacturing in a Global Competitive Environment 985
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$87.99 | ISBN-13: 978-0-13-604370-6