Manufacturing engineering and technology.

Authorized adaption from the United States edition, entitled Manufacturing engineering and technology, seventh Edition, ISBN: 9780133128741 by Kalpakjian, Serope; Schmid, Steven, published by Pearson Education.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Fundamentals of Materials: Behavior and Manufacturing Properties -- 1. The Structure of Metals -- 2. Mechanical Behavior, Testing, and Manufacturing Properties of Materials -- 3. Physical Properties of Materials -- 4. Metal Alloys: Their Structure and Strengthening by Heat Treatment -- 5. Ferrous Metals and Alloys: Production, General Properties, and Applications -- 6. Nonferrous Metals and Alloys: Production, General Properties, and Applications -- 7. Polymers: Structure, General Properties, and Applications -- 8. Ceramics, Glass, Graphite, Diamond, and Nanomaterials: Structure, General Properties, and Applications -- 9. Composite Materials: Structure, General Properties, and Applications -- Part II. Metal-casting Processes and Equipment -- 10. Fundamentals of Metal Casting -- 11. Metal-casting Processes and Equipment -- 12. Metal Casting: Design, Materials, and Economics -- Part III. Forming and Shaping Processes and Equipment -- 13. Metal-rolling Processes and Equipment -- 14. Metal-forging Processes and Equipment -- 15. Metal Extrusion and Drawing Processes and Equipment -- 16. Sheet-metal Forming Processes and Equipment -- 17. Powder Metal Processes and Equipment -- 18. Ceramics, Glasses, and Superconductors: Processing and Equipment -- 19. Plastics and Composite Materials: Forming and Shaping -- 20. Rapid-prototyping Processes and Operations -- Part IV. Machining Processes and Machine Tools -- 21. Fundamentals of Machining -- 22. Cutting-tool Materials and Cutting Fluids -- 23. $t Machining Processes: Turning and Hole Making -- 24. Machining Processes: Milling, Broaching, Sawing, Filing, and Gear Manufacturing -- 25. Machining Centers, Machine-Tool Structures, and Machining Economics -- 26. Abrasive Machining and Finishing Operations -- 27. Advanced Machining Processes and Equipment -- Part V. Micromanufacturing and Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices -- 28. Fabrication of Microelectronic Devices -- 29. Fabrication of Microelectromechanical Devices and Systems and Nanoscale Manufacturing -- Part VI. Joining Processes and Equipment -- 30. Fusion Welding Processes -- 31. Solid-State Welding Processes -- 32. Brazing, Soldering, Adhesive-bonding, and Mechanical Fastening Processes -- Part VII. Surface Technology -- 33. Surface Roughness and Measurement; Friction, Wear, and Lubrication -- 34. Surface Treatments, Coatings, and Cleaning -- Part VIII. Engineering Metrology, Instrumentation, and Quality Assurance -- 35. Surface Treatments, Coatings, and Cleaning -- 36. Quality Assurance, Testing, and Inspection -- Part IX. Manufacturing in a Competitive Environment -- 37. Automation of Manufacturing Processes and Operations -- 38. Computer-aided Manufacturing -- 39. Computer-integrated Manufacturing Systems -- 40. Product Design and Manufacturing in a Competitive Environment.

For courses in manufacturing processes at two- or four-year schools, this up-to-date text provides a solid background in manufacturing processes. The book presents a mostly qualitative description of the science, technology, and practice of manufacturing.