Table of Contents

Introduction. PART I: MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES.The Nature of Materials. Mechanical Properties of Materials. Physical Properties of Materials. Dimensions, Tolerances, and Surfaces. PART II: ENGINEERING MATERIALS. Metals. Ceramics. Polymers.Composite Materials. PART III: SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSES. Fundamentals of Metal Casting. Metal Casting Processes. Glassworking. Shaping Processes for Plastics. Rubber Processing Technology. Shaping Processes for Polymer Matrix Composites. PART IV: PARTICULATE PROCESSING OF METALS AND CERAMICS. Powder Metallurgy. Processing of Ceramics and Cermets.PART V: METAL FORMING AND SHEET METALWORKING. Fundamentals of Metal Forming. Bulk Deformation Processes in Metal Working.Sheet Metal Working. PART VI: MATERIAL REMOVAL PROCESSES. Theory of Metal Machining.Machining Operations and Machine Tools. Cutting Tool Technology. Economic and Product Design Considerations in Machining. Grinding and Other Abrasive Processes. Nontraditional Machining and Thermal Cutting Processes. PART VII: PROPERTY ENHANCING AND SURFACE PROCESSING OPERATIONS. Heat Treatment of Metals. Cleaning and Surface Treatments. Coating and Deposition Processes. PART VIII: JOINING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESSES. Fundamentals of Welding.Welding Processes. Brazing, Soldering,and Adhesive Bonding. Mechanical Assembly. PART IX: SPECIAL PROCESSING AND ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGIES.Rapid Prototypiing. Processing of Integrated Circuits. Electronics Assembly and Packaging. Microfabrication Technologies. PART X: MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. Numerical Control and Industrial Robotics. Group Technology and Flexible Manaufacturing Systems. Production Lines. PART XI: MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SYSTEMS. Manufacturing Engineering. Production Planning and Control. Quality Control. Measurement and Inspection. Index.

About the Author

Mikell P. Groover is Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Director of the George E. Kane Manufacturing Technology Laboratory at Lehigh University. His industrial experience includes several years as a manufacturing engineer with Eastman Kodak and extensive consulting, research, and project work. His technical articles and papers have been widely published in trade journals, and his six previous books on manufacturing are use throughout the world. The first edition of Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing received the 1996 IIE Joint Publishers Award and the 1996 M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.