Handbook of Metal Forming

This book has earned the reputation as the most respected introduction to metal-forming technology in print today. The Handbook of Metal Forming focuses on practical solutions covering production methods, tools, machine tools, and other equipment, as well as precision tool-manufacturing methods and production systems. This comprehensive reference also includes all the relevant aspects of the following: metallurgy, tribology, theory of plasticity, material properties, and process data determination.

How This Book Was Prepared
About the Original Book
Preface

PART ONE : FUNDAMENTALS OF METAL FORMING
Chapter 1 : General Terms and symbols
Chapter 2 : Metal -Forming Processes as a System
Chapter 3 : Fundamentals of Metallurgy
Chapter 4 : Flow Curves
Chapter 5 : Fundamentals of Technical Plasticity Theory
Chapter 6 : Tribology
Chapter 7 : Measurement of Process Parameters
Chapter 8 : Machine Tools for Metal Forming
Chapter 9 : Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Quality ]

PART TWO : BULK-METAL FORMING
Chapter 10 : Upsetting
Chapter 11 : Forging
Chapter 12 : Rolling
Chapter 13 : Fundamentals of Extrusion and Drawing
Chapter 14 : Drawing and Ironing and Drawing
Chapter 15 : Cold and Warm Extrusion
Chapter 16 : Hot Extrusion
Chapter 17 : Indentation Processes

PART THREE : SHEET-METAL FORMING
Chapter 18 : Sheet-metal Properties and Testing Methods
Chapter 19 : Bending
Chapter 20 : Deep Drawing
Chapter 21 : Metal Spinning
Chapter 22 : Collar Drawing
Chapter 23 : Stretch Forming, Expanding, and Other Tensile Forming

PART FOUR : BLANKING ,PIERCING, SLUG PRODUCTION
Chapter 24 : Blanking and Piercing
Chapter 25 : Slug Production
Chapter 26 : Heat and Surface Treatment

PART FIVE : METAL FORMING UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Chapter 27 : High-Energy-Rate Forming
Chapter 28 : Forming under Hydrostatic Pressure
Chapter 29 : Forming with Superimposed Vibrations
Chapter 30 : Forming by Exploiting Special Material Properties

PART SIX : TOOLS FOR METAL FORMING
Chapter 31 : Dies for Metal Forming, Separating,and Joining Processes
Chapter 32 : Die Manufacture
Chapter 33 : Process Combinations for Dies Manufacture and Die-Manufacturing Costs

APPENDIXES
Appendixes A : Comparative Designations for Steels
Appendixes B : Comparative Designations for Nonferrous Metals
Appendixes C : Chemical Composition of Steels
Appendixes D : Chemical Composition of Nonferrous Metals
Appendixes E : General References
Appendixes F : Abbreviations Used in This Book

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