Innovations in Materials Processing

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Affordability Through Technology: Bridging the Gap....Pages 1-7
Manufacturing and Productivity....Pages 9-52
Closed-Loop Control of Sheet Metal Forming Processes....Pages 53-69
Modeling of Organic Materials Processing....Pages 71-88
Weld Quality Monitor and Control System....Pages 89-100
Hot Rolling Simulation of Electromagnetically Cast and Direct-Chill Cast 5182 Aluminum Alloy by Hot Torsion Testing....Pages 101-116
Computer Modeling of Energy Intensive Processes: Some Ford Motor Company Applications....Pages 117-135
Process Modeling of P/M Extrusion....Pages 137-159
Development of a Computer-Aided Analysis Method for Sheet Material Forming Processes....Pages 161-185
Recent Developments on the Application of the Finite Element Method to Metal Forming Problems....Pages 187-208
Recent Material and Process Developments in RIM and RRIM....Pages 209-218
Precision Injection Molding of Thermoplastics....Pages 219-230
Oxide Single Crystal Growth....Pages 231-246
Recent Advances in Solidification Processing....Pages 247-272
Processing of Steel Ingots for the Production of High Quality Forgings....Pages 273-284
Metal Alkoxy-Derived Powders....Pages 285-336
“SHS” Self-Sintering of Materials in the Titanium-Boron-Carbon System....Pages 337-346
Vibrational Fusing of Plastic Particles....Pages 347-353
Synthesis of Ceramic Powders and Surface Films From Laser Heated Gases....Pages 355-379
Dynamic Compaction of Metal and Ceramic Powders....Pages 381-404
High Metal Removal Rate (HMRR) Machining....Pages 405-415
High-Speed Machining....Pages 417-439
Advances in Precision Grinding....Pages 441-455
Ion Implantation of Metal and Non-Metal Surfaces....Pages 457-470
Surface Modification by Plasma Polymerization....Pages 471-481
Advances in Carburizing — Vacuum Carburizing....Pages 483-491
Electroplating of Refractory Metals....Pages 493-503
Back Matter....Pages 505-519