Materials and Manufacturing: An Introduction to How they Work and Why it Matters

A practical guide to materials and manufacturing concepts and applications Written in a straightforward, conversational style, this comprehensive textbook offers a hands-on introduction to materials science and manufacturing techniques. You will explore metallic and nonmetallic materials, their properties and applications, and how products are made from them, including traditional, additive, and advanced manufacturing methods. Materials and Manufacturing: An Introduction to How They Work and Why It Matters starts off by explaining materials science fundamentals and progresses to outline manufacturing processes in the order in which they are often employed. Coverage includes:òMetallic materials and processingòNonmetallic materials and processingòPractical considerations in materials and manufacturingòMaterial structure, identification, and applicationòCompositional and property-based classificationòMechanical, thermal, and environmental conceptsòMethods of testing materialsòSawing, broaching, filing, and abrasive machiningòMilling, turning, boring, and hole making operationsòCohesive assembly through heat and chemical weldingòMechanical and adhesive assembly and finishing operationsòThe benefits and roles of additive and advanced manufacturing

• | Author: Mark Atwater
• | Publisher: McGraw Hill
• | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 832 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Technology & Engineering
• | ISBN-10: 126012231X
• | ISBN-13: 9781260122312