Manufacturing engineering and technology / Serope Kalpakjian

Includes index.

Fundamentals of materials : their behavior and manufacturing properties -- Mechanical behavior, testing, and manufacturing properties of materials -- Physical properties of materials -- Metal alloys : their structure and strengthening by heat treatment -- Steels : production, general properties, and applications -- Nonferrous metals and alloys : production, general properties, and applications -- Polymers : structure, general properties, and applications -- Ceramics, graphite, and diamond : structure, general properties, and applications -- Composite materials : structure, general properties, and applications -- Metal-casting processes and equipment -- Fundamentals of metal casting -- Metal-casting processes -- Casting design; casting alloys; economics of casting -- Forming and shaping processes and equipment -- Rolling -- Forging -- Extrusion and drawing -- Sheet-metal forming -- Powder metallurgy -- Forming and shaping plastics and composite materials -- Forming and shaping ceramics and glass -- Material removal processes and machines -- Fundamentals of cutting -- Cutting-tool materials and cutting fluids -- Cutting processes for producing round shapes -- Cutting processes for producing various shapes -- Machining centers, machine tool structures, and machining economics -- Abrasive processes and finishing operations -- Nontraditional machining processes -- Joining processes and equipment -- Oxyfuel gas, arc, and resistance welding and cutting processes -- Solid-state and other welding processes -- The metallurgy of welding; welding design and process selection -- Brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, and mechanical joining processes -- Surface technology -- Surfaces : their nature, roughness, and measurement -- Tribology : friction, wear, and lubrication -- Surface treatment, coating, and cleaning -- Fabrication of microelectronic devices -- Common aspects of manufacturing -- Engineering metrology -- Testing inspection, and quality assurance -- Human-factors engineering, safety, and product liability -- Manufacturing in a competitive environment -- Automation of manufacturing processes -- Computer-integrated manufacturing systems -- Competitive aspects and economics of manufacturing.