Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing and the Economic System. Nature and Properties of Materials. Production of Ferrous Metals. Production of Nonferrous Metals. Conventional Foundry Processes. Contemporary Casting Processes. Heat Treatment. Welding, Brazing, and Adhesive Bonding. Powder Metallurgy. Plastic Materials and Processes. Metrology and Quality Control. Hot Working of Metal. Cold Working of Metal. Press Work and Tooling. Basic Machine Tool Elements. Numerical Control. Manufacturing Systems. Metal Cutting. Turning, Drilling, Boring, and Milling Machine Tools. Machining Operations. Shaping, Planing, Sawing, and Broaching. Threads and Gears. Grinding and Abrasive Machines. Special Processes and Electronic Fabrication. Operations Planning and Cost Estimating. Bibliography. Index.Amstead, B. H. is the author of 'Manufacturing Processes' with ISBN 9780471842361 and ISBN 0471842362.