本书是全国机械行业职业教育优质规划教材，经全国机械职业教育教学指导委员会审定。
全书分为10章，共38个单元。内容包括机械加工基础知识，工程材料及热处理，工程材料成形方法，刀具、夹具和量具，机床，机械加工工艺，机械CAD／CAM与数控机床，电加工技术，先进制造技术，加工质量检测与控制技术等方面。每个单元由课文、问题、单词和词组、难句分析、专业术语（800余条）和阅读材料等部分组成。本书课文和阅读材料均节选自英文原版教材和相关专业英文资料，注重反映专业领域的新技术、新工艺和新材料，内容全面、图文并茂、难易适中，融知识性和趣味性于一体，使读者在掌握机械制造专业英语的同时进一步拓展机械制造专业的相关知识。为了便于学习，本书在附录中还依次介绍了相关专业标准的中英文对照、专业英语的翻译技巧、常用计量单位的表示方法、英文中数字和日期的表示形式等内容。
本书为高职高专机械制造与自动化专业学生的专业英语教材，也可作为机械设计制造类其他专业及相近专业的教学参考书，同时还可供机械制造行业企业的工程技术人员学习和参考。

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Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Machine Manufacturing
Unit 1 Third-Angle Projection
Unit 2 Tolerances
Unit 3 Manufacturing Processes
Unit 4 Properties of Engineering Materials
Chapter 2 Engineering Materials and Heat Treatment
Unit 1 Engineering Materials
Unit 2 Cast Irons ( Gray Cast Irons)
Unit 3 Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
Unit 4 Tool Materials
Unit 5 Heat Treatment of Tool Steels
Chapter 3 Engineering Materials Forming Methods
Unit 1 Foundry Processes
Unit 2 Soldering and Welding
Unit 3 Cold Working Processes
Unit 4 Hot Working Processes
Unit 5 Blanking Technique
Unit 6 Plastic Processing
Chapter 4 Cutting Tool, Fixture and Location
Unit 1 Cutting Tool Design
Unit 2 Workholding Principles
Unit 3 Jig and Fixture Design
Chapter 5 Machine Tools
Unit 1 Lathes
Unit 2 Milling Machines
Unit 3 Drilling Machines
Unit 4 Shapers and Planers
Unit 5 Grinding Machines
Chapter 6 Machining Processes
Unit 1 Manufacturing Processes
Unit 2 Forming of Gear Teeth
Unit 3 Shaft Design
Chapter 7 CAD/CAM and Numerical Control Machines
Unit 1 CAD/CAM
Unit 2 NC Machines
Unit 3 Machining Centers
Chapter 8 Nontraditional Manufacturing
Unit 1 Nontraditional Material Removal Processes
Unit 2 Electrochemical Machines
Unit 3 Electrical Discharge Machines
Chapter 9 Modern Manufacturing Technology
Unit 1 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing
Unit 2 Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Unit 3 High-Speed Machining
Chapter 10 Qualities of Machined Surface
Unit 1 Measurement and Inspection
Unit 2 Surface Quality
Unit 3 Measuring and Gaging Instruments
Appendix A Standards
Appendix B Translation Knowledge
Appendix C Tables of Weights and Measures
Appendix D Numerals, Days and Months
References (参考文献)