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Unit One
Lesson 1 Tool Materials 1
Lesson 2 Heat Treating of Tool Steels 6
Lesson 3 Third-Angle Projection 11
Lesson 4 Tolerance 17
Unit Two
Lesson 5 Cutting Tool Design 22
Lesson 6 Workholding Principles 27
Lesson 7 Jig and Fixture Design 33
Unit Three
Lesson 8 Press Types 38
Lesson 9 The Injection-Molding Machines 44
Unit Four
Lesson 10 Blanking Technique 50
Lesson 11 Piercing and Blanking Die Design 56
Lesson 12 Compound and Progressive Die Design 63
Lesson 13 Strippers and Knockouts 69
Lesson 14 Bending Dies 75
Unit Five
Lesson 15 Die-Casting Dies 82
Lesson 16 Forging Dies 89
Unit Six
Lesson 17 Plastics 94
Lesson 18 Compression Molding for Plastics 99
Lesson 19 Transfer Molding and Injection Molding 104
Unit Seven
Lesson 20 Fundamentals of Chip-Type Machining Processes 108
Lesson 21 Fundamentals of Turning and Boring on Lathe 114
Lesson 22 Milling 121
Unit Eight
Lesson 23 Electrochemical Machines 128
Lesson 24 Electrodischarge Machines 133
Unit Nine
Lesson 25 Classification of Numerical Control Machines 138
Lesson 26 Machining Centers 144
Unit Ten
Lesson 27 The Computer in Die Design 149
Lesson 28 CAD/CAM 153
Lesson 29 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 160
Lesson 30 Advanced Manufacturing Technology 167
Appendix
Appendix A Translated Texts(课文参考译文) 172
Appendix B Tables of Weights and Measures 202
References(参考文献)