《塑性成形与模具专业英语》是编者宋建丽根据多年从事塑性成形与模具方向专业英语教学的经验编写而成的，可作为高等院校材料成形及控制工程专业的本科生及研究生教材，也可供从事塑性成形及模具加工生产与研究开发工作的工程技术人员参考。

本书共13章，内容主要包括常用工程材料及热处理基础，金属塑性成形基础，锻造、轧制工艺及模具，挤压、拉拔工艺及模具，板料成形工艺及模具，常用模具材料及热处理，塑料成形工艺及模具，金属铸造工艺与模具，模具材料与寿命，金属和塑料成形设备，模具制造方法及模具CAD/CAM/CAE等。此外，本书还附有科技英语的特点以及写作和翻译的方法与技巧等方面的有关内容，可帮助学生提高阅读和翻译能力。

宋建丽主编的《塑性成形与模具专业英语》共13章，内容主要包括常用工程材料及热处理基础，金属塑性成形基础，锻造、轧制工艺及模具，挤压、拉拔工艺及模具，板料成形工艺及模具，常用模具材料及热处理，塑料成形工艺及模具，金属铸造工艺与模具，模具材料与寿命，金属和塑料成形设备，模具制造方法及模具CAD/CAM/CAE等。本书较全面地介绍了传统的塑性成形工艺与模具方面的知识，又兼顾了先进的塑性成形工艺与模具的制造工艺及方法。每节后都附有专业词汇、词组及注释。本书图文并茂，基本工艺、原理和结构、设备等大多附有图示说明，以利于学生阅读和理解课文，记忆和掌握专业词汇和术语。此外，本书还附有科技英语的特点及翻译方法与技巧、科技论文摘要写作介绍等方面的有关内容，可帮助学生提高阅读和翻译能力。

《塑性成形与模具专业英语》可作为高等院校材料成形及控制工程专业的本科生教材，也可作为相关专业的研究生教材，或供从事塑性成形及模具加工生产与研究开发工作的工程技术人员参考。

前言

CHAPTER 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS

 1.1 Metals and Nonmetals

 1.2 Ferrous Metals, Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

 1.3 Polymers

 1.4 Mechanical Properties of Materials

CHAPTER 2 HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS

 2.1 Principle of Heat Treatment of Metals

 2.2 Heat Treatment Processes

 2.3 Heat Treatment of Die Materials

 2.4 Surface Treatment of Die Materials

 2.5 Heat-Treating Furnaces and Equipment

CHAPTER 3 FUNDAMENTALS OF METAL PLASTIC FORMING

 3.1 Introduction of Metal Forming Processes

 3.2 Cold, Warm and Hot Working

 3.3 Elastic Deformation and Plastic Deformation

 3.4 Stress-Strain Curve

 3.5 Tresca and Von Mises Yield Criteria

CHAPTER 4 FORGING AND ROLLING PROCESSES AND DIES

 4.1 Introduction of Forging Processes

 4.2 Economics of Forging

 4.3 Open-Die Forging Operations

 4.4 Impression-Die and Closed-Die Forging Operations

 4.5 Other Forging Operations

 4.6 Rolling Processes

 4.7 Forging Defects

 4.8 Forging Die Design

CHAPTER 5 EXTRUSION AND DRAWING PROCESSES AND DIES

 5.1 Introduction of Extrusion Processes

 5.2 Hot Extrusion

 5.3 Cold Extrusion

 5.4 Extrusion Defects

 5.5 Drawing Process and Die Design

CHAPTER 6 SHEET-METAL FORMING PROCESSES AND DIES

 6.1 Introduction of Sheet-Metal Forming

 6.2 Characteristics and Formability of ShOrt M'etals

 6.3 Shearing Process

 6.4 Blanking and Punching

 6.5 Bending

 6.6 Deep Drawing

 6.7 Other Sheet-metal Forming Processes

 6.8 Specialized Sheet-metal, Forming Processes

CHAPTER 7 PLASTICS FORMING PROCESSES AND MOLDS

 7.1 Injection Molding

 7.2 Extrusion and Sheet Forming of Plastics

 7.3 Compression Molding

 7.4 Plastic Component and Mould Design

CHAPTER 8 METAL-CASTING PROCESSES AND MOLDS

 8.1 Introduction of Casting Processes

 8.2 Sand Casting

 8.3 Evaporative Pattern Casting

 8.4 Investment Casting

 8.5 Semi-Solid Metal Casting

 8.6 Other Casting Methods

CHAPTER 9 MATERIALS AND FAILURE OF DIES

 9.1 Selection of Die Materials

 9.2 Principal Forms of Die Failure

 9.3 General Conceptions and Criteria of Die Failure

 9.4 Factors Influencing the Life and Failure of Dies

 9.5 Procedures of Failure Analysis

CHAPTER 10 METALS AND PLASTICS FORMING MACHINES

 10.1 Crank Presses

 10.2 Screw Presses

 10.3 Hydraulic Presses

 10.4 Hammers

 10.5 Injection Molding Machine

CHAPTER 11 DIE MANUFACTURING METHODS

 11.1 Fabrication Procedures of Impression Dies

 11.2 Conventional Machining of Die Components

 11.3 Copy Milling and NC ( Numerical Control) Machining of Die Cavities

 11.4 Electrical-Discharge Machining (EDM)

 11.5 Electrochemical Machining (ECM)

 11.6 Rapid Prototyping Manufacturing (RPM)

 11.7 Rapid Tooling (RT) Technology

CHAPTER 12 CAD/CAM/CAE OF DIES

 12.1 CAD

 12.2 CAM

 12.3 CAE

 12.4 Introduction of CAD/CAM/CAE Software

CHAPTER 13 CHARACTERISTICS, WRITING AND TRANSLATION TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

 13.1 专业英语的语法特点

 13.2 专业英语的翻译

 13.3 论文标题的汉译英

 13.4 论文摘要的撰写与翻译

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