'Materials Processing' teaches students the fundamental principles involved in the processing of engineering materials, specifically metals, ceramics and polymers, from starting or raw materials through to the final functional forms

1 Introduction to Materials Processing; 1.1 Materials Processing: Definition and Scope; 1.2 Three Approaches to Materials Processing; 1.3 Materials Processing Steps; 1.4 Processing of Metals; 1.5 Processing of Ceramics; 1.6 Processing of Polymers; 1.7 Summary; Bibliography and Recommended Reading; Cited References; 2 Starting Materials; 2.1 What Is a Starting Material?; 2.2 Metals; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Bulk Metal Starting Materials; 2.2.3 Metal Powder Starting Materials; 2.3 Ceramics.

2.3.1 Introduction2.3.2 Ceramic Powder Starting Materials; 2.3.3 Glass Starting Materials; 2.4 Polymers; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 Thermoplastic Polymer Starting Materials; 2.4.3 Thermoset Polymer Starting Materials; 2.5 Summary; Bibliography and Recommended Reading; Metals; Ceramics; Polymers; Cited References; Questions and Problems; Questions; Problems; 3 Melt Processes; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fundamentals; 3.2.1 Melt Structure and Surface Tension; 3.2.2 Melt Rheology; 3.2.3 Flow Fundamentals; 3.2.4 Heat Transfer Fundamentals; 3.2.5 Solidification; 3.3 Shape Casting; 3.3.1 Process Overview.

3.3.2 Metal Melt Preparation3.3.3 Sand Casting; 3.3.4 Permanent Mold Casting; 3.3.5 Die Casting; 3.3.6 Post-Processing of Cast Metal Parts; 3.4 Casting of Flat Sheets; 3.4.1 Process Overview; 3.4.2 Glass Melt Preparation; 3.4.3 Float Glass Process; 3.4.4 Fusion Downdraw Process; 3.4.5 Post-Processing Operations for Glass Sheets; 3.5 Extrusion; 3.5.1 Process Overview; 3.5.2 Melting and Flow in a Single Screw Extruder; 3.5.3 Die Flow; 3.5.4 Single Screw Extruder Operating Diagram; 3.5.5 Twin Screw Extrusion; 3.5.6 Die Exit Effects; 3.5.7 Extruded Products and Solidification.

3.6 Injection Molding3.6.1 Process Overview; 3.6.2 The Injection Molding Machine and Cycle; 3.6.3 Mold Flow; 3.6.4 Packing and Solidification; 3.6.5 Reaction Injection Molding; 3.7 Blow Molding; 3.7.1 Process Overview; 3.7.2 Blow Molding of Glass; 3.7.3 Blow Molding of Polymers; 3.8 Melt-Based Additive Processes; 3.8.1 Process Overview; 3.8.2 Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM); 3.8.3 Inkjet Printing of Melts; 3.9 Summary; Bibliography and Recommended Reading; Fundamentals; Shape Casting of Metals; Casting of Flat Glass; Extrusion and Injection Molding; Blow Molding; Melt-based Additive Processes.

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Cited ReferencesQuestions and Problems; Questions; Problems; 4 Solid Processes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Fundamentals; 4.2.1 Deformation and Plastic Flow under Uniaxial Tension; 4.2.2 Effects of Temperature and Strain Rate on Deformation; 4.2.3 Deformation and Yielding under Triaxial Stresses; 4.2.4 Friction; 4.2.5 Efficiency and Temperature Rise; 4.3 Solid Processes; 4.3.1 Process Overview; 4.3.2 Wire Drawing; 4.3.3 Extrusion; 4.3.4 Forging; 4.3.5 Rolling; 4.3.6 Bending; 4.3.7 Thermoforming; 4.3.8 Superplastic Forming; 4.4 Summary; Bibliography and Recommended Reading; Fundamentals.