本书内容包括工程材料及性能(含金属材料及热处理)、金属铸造生产过程(包括砂型铸造及特种制造)、金属成形过程(热煅、冷冲及轧拉挤)和焊接生产四大部分。每章后都有习题及参考文献,便于学生自学自查。可作为工程材料及成形技术和金属工艺学(热加工部分)或机械制造基础(热加工部分)的教材或教学参考书。

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序
1 Introduction
A ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
2 Engineering Properties and Their Measurement
3 Ferrous Materials
4 Non-Ferrous Materials
5 Heat Treatment of Metals
B METAL CASTING PROCESSES
6 Metal Casting Processes
7 Patterns
8 Moulding Materials
9 Cores
10 Elements of Gating Systems
11 Gating System Design
12 Risering Design
13 Melting Practice
14 Casting Cleaning and Casting Defects
15 Product Design for Sand Castings
16 Special Casting Processes
C METAL FORMING PROCESSES
17 Metal Forming Processes
18 Rolling
19 Forging
20 Extrusion and Other Processes
21 Sheet Metal Operations
22 Sheet Metal Die Design
D METAL FABRICATION PROCESSES
23 Introduction to Fabrication Processes
24 Gas Welding and Cutting
25 Electric Arc Welding
26 Resistance Welding
27 Other Welding Processes
28 Welding Design
29 Brazing,Braze Welding and Soldering

本书侧重机械制造的基本内容,是机械制造工程及自动化学科领域学生的**知识,几乎涉及工科院校每个学生。