全书共精选专业文章49篇，分为七部分，每部分各有侧重，读者可根据自己的专业领域选取不同部分进行阅读。主要内容包括：第一部分8篇，以金属材料及热处理方面的文章为主；第二部分包含了9篇有关机械零件方面的文章；第三部分的7篇文章则侧重于机械设计理论方面；第四部分的8篇文章为有关机械制造技术的基础知识及理论；第五部分是有关各种先进制造技术方面的6篇文章；第六部分10篇，侧重于机电控制技术；第七部分的11篇文章则属于扩展阅读，立足于反映出机械专业技术的现状和发展趋势，同时选取了部分与电力行业密切相关的文献材料。

本书为普通高等教育“十一五”规划教材。本书共精选文章49篇，分为七部分，每部分各有侧重，读者可根据自己的专业领域选取不同部分进行阅读。主要内容包括：金属材料及热处理，机械零件，机械设计理论，机械制造技术的基础知识及理论，各种先进制造技术，机电控制技术以及扩展阅读。

本书可作为高等学校本科机械工程专业英语的教材，也可供高职高专院校相关专业师生和工程技术人员参考。

前言

Part 1 Mechanical Materials and Heat Treatment

 1.1 Ferrous Metals and Their Use

 1.2 Nonferrous Metals

 1.3 Ceramics and Other Materials

 1.4 Castings

 1.5 Forging

 1.6 Welding

 1.7 Heat Treatment

 1.8 Engineering Material

Part 2 Mechanical Elements and Mechanisms

 2.1 Transmission

 2.2 Gear

 2.3 Belt Drive

 2.4 Coupling

 2.5 Bearing

 2.6 Hydraulic Machineries and Hydraulic Circuits

 2.7 Hydraulic Pump and Control Valve

 2.8 Other Components of Hydraulic System

 2.9 Properties of Hydraulic Fluids

 .Part 3 Mechanical Design

 3.1 Mechanical Design

 3.2 Elementary Rules of Mechanical Design

 3.3 Engineering Tolerance

 3.4 Design Method (I)

 3.5 Design Method (II)

 3.6 Reliability Engineering

 3.7 Computer Aided Design

Part 4 Mechanical Manufacturing

 4.1 Metal Working

 4.2 Tool Bit

 4.3 Materials for Cutting Tools

 4.4 Tool wear

 4.5 Cutting fluid

 4.6 Lathe

 4.7 Speeds and Feeds

 4.8 Computer Aided Manufacturing

Part 5 Advanced Manufacturing

 5.1 Computer Integrated Manufacturing

 5.2 Flexible Manufacturing System

 5.3 Agile Manufacturing

 5.4 Virtual Manufacturing

 5.5 Intelligent Manufacturing

 5.6 Concurrent Engineering

Part 6 Mechatronics

 6.1 Introduction to Control Systems

 6.2 Structure and Characteristics of Control System

 6.3 Compensation Techniques

 6.4 Digital Control

 6.5 Building Appropriate Mathematical Models for a Control System

 6.6 PLC and Its History

 6.7 Mechatronic Research and Development

 6.8 Numerical Controlled (NC) Machines

 6.9 Industrial Robot

 6.10 Benefits of Mechatronics

Part 7 Extensional Reading

 7.1 New Austenitic Stainless Tube with Superior High Temperature Strength

 7.2 Automated Guided Vehicle

 7.3 Reverse Engineering

 7.4 Lean Manufacturing

 7.5 Enterprise Resource Planning

 7.6 Other Manufacturing Technology

 7.7 Sustainable Design

 7.8 Knowledge-based Engineering

 7.9 Computer Simulation

 7.10 Who Owns Mechatronics?

 7.11 Coal Handling System and Equipment for Power Stations in China

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