Manufacturing technology : materials, processes, and equipment / Helmi A. Youssef, Hassan A. El-Hofy, and Mahmoud H. Ahmed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to manufactruing technology -- Properties of engineering materials -- Structure of metals and alloys -- Engineering materials and their applications -- Heat treatment of metals and alloys -- Smelting of metallic materials -- Casting of metallic materials -- Fundamentals of metal forming -- Bulk forming of metallic materials -- Sheet metal forming processes -- High-velocity forming and high-energy-rate forming -- Powder metallurgy and processing of ceramic materials -- Polymeric materials and their processing -- Composite materials and their fabrication processes -- Fundamentals of traditional machining processes -- Machine tools for tradtional machining -- Fundamentals of nontraditional machining process -- Numerical control of machine tools -- Industrial robots and hexapods -- Surface technology -- Joining processes -- Advanced manufacturing techniques -- Materials, processes and design for manufacturing -- Quality control -- Automation in manufacturing technology -- Health and safety aspects in manufacturing

"This text explores all of the manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment used to convert raw materials into a final product. It presents the most commonly used and recently developed manufacturing methods, along with applications, worked examples, exercises, and review questions. Materials covered include metallics, polymers, ceramics, and glasses. The book discusses heat treatments, smelting of metals, process casting, forming, powder metallurgy, joining processes, and surface technology. It also looks at the environmental aspects related to manufacturing and clean factories and describes trends in surface hardening technology"--

"The textbook in hand provides a comprehensive knowledge and insight into various aspects of manufacturing technology, processes, materials, tooling, and equipment. Its main objective is to introduce the brand spectrum of manufacturing technology to individuals who will be involved in design and manufacturing of finished products, to provide them with the basic information on manufacturing technologies. The text material is presented mainly in descriptive manner, where the emphasis is on the fundamentals of the process, its capabilities, typical applications, advantages and limitations. Mathematical modeling and equations are used only when they enhance the basic understanding of the material dealt with"--