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Metal Forming:mechanics And Metallurgy

Metal Forming:mechanics And Metallurgy

Editor: RILEY COULTER
 
  • Year: 2019
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Price: US $ 295.00

Metal forming is a critical manufacturing process. Due to advantages such as cost-effectiveness, improved mechanical qualities, flexible operations, increased productivity, and significant material savings, it has gained industrial importance among diverse manufacturing activities. Metal forming is a subset of fabrication that includes bending metals while they are still solid. Forming is a widely utilised technique in a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, defence, and others. Due to the presence of metal forming machine tool makers bringing out improved technologies to give superior goods to end-user industries, the market for metal forming machine process is currently moderately fragmented. metal forming machine process is expected to increase favourably in the future years, particularly in the industrial sector, due to the rising adoption of robots and automated equipment.



 This book, based on the state of art knowledge, is a significant step forward in understanding the science of numerous facets of metal forming. It elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary approach. The book narrates key challenges and opportunities in metal processing, casting processes, bulk deformation processes, stress, and strain during deformation. The present piece of work extensively correlates with various topics like sheet forming processes, powder metallurgy, machining processes, joining processes, surface modification, and industrial coatings. It glances at the various subfields of this subject along with technological progress that have future implications. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language, and extensive use of examples make the book an invaluable source of knowledge.



Preface


1. Metal Processing and Manufacturing


1. Introduction


2. Metal processing


3. Smelting and refining


4. Copper, lead and zinc smelting and refining


5. Aluminium smelting and refining


6. Gold smelting and refining


7. Foundries


8. Forging and stamping


9. Metal fabrication process


Conclusion


References


2. Solidification and Casting Processes


1. Introduction


2. Expendable mold casting


3. Non-expendable mold casting


4. Theory


5. Solidification shrinkage


6. Casting process simulation


Conclusion


References


3. Stress and Strain during Deformation


1. Introduction


2. Types of deformation


3. Mechanical properties of engineering materials


4. Stress-strain curve


5. Strain hardening


6. Maximum shear stress condition


Conclusion


References


4. Bulk Deformation Processes


1. Introduction


2.. Classification and characteristics of processes


3. Industrial lubricants, metal working fluids, and automotive 


oils


4. Forging


Conclusion


References


 


5. Sheet Forming Processes


1. Introduction


2. Bending


3. Definition and general information


4. Roll forming


5. Spinning


6. Stretch forming


7. Sheet metal forming process


Conclusion


References


6. Powder Metallurgy


1. Introduction


2. Powder production techniques


3. Powder compaction


4. Isostatic powder compacting


5. Sintering


6. Continuous powder processing


7. Powder-metallurgy processes


Conclusion


References


7. Machining Processes


1. Introduction


2. Machining


3. Different types of machining operations


4. Conventional machining vs. Non-conventional machining 


process


5. Unconventional machining processes


6. Non-traditional machining


Conclusion


References


8. Joining Processes


1. Introduction


2. Joining


3. Welding metals


4. Types and classification of metal joining processes


5. Principles of joining processes


Conclusion


References


9. Surface Modification for Wear Resistance


1. Introduction


2. Surface engineering


3. Surface modification to improve properties of materials


4. Benefits of laser surface modification over conventional 


techniques


5. Surface treatment of metals


Conclusion


References


10. Metal Finishing and Industrial Coatings


1. Introduction


2. Coating


3. Major processes and standard operating processes


4. Metal reclamation


Conclusion


References


Index

Riley Coulter obtained his PhD. in Materials Science and Engineering from Technological University, Andalusia. He has served as a Guest Lecturer at various universities across Europe and America. He has research experience in metallurgy, with extensive experience in the foundry industry. Also operates in the following topics: oxidation and corrosion, mechanical properties, tribology, ferrous and nonferrous alloys, forming processes, metal matrix composites and failure analysis. Coulter has produced numerous writing, which include scholarly articles, journal papers and books in these fields.