本书共分7章，分别叙述了模具材料、塑料及其成型模具、冲压技术及模具、锻造工艺及模具、机械加工与特种加工、计算机在模具技术上的应用、模具外贸知识等。该书内容精炼，选材新颖；所有模具均以图例进行解说；每课后面附有生词、词组、句例浅析和习题；尤其是第7章所编“模具制造合同”、“模具报价策略和结算方式”等内容，更具有实用价值。本书的结尾还附有精心挑选的常用的模具设计、制造以及外贸专业英语单词及短语。
本书可作为大学“材料成形及控制工程”专业以及高职、高专“模具设计与制造”专业的教材，也可作为模具技术培训教材，还可供企业从事模具设计、制造以及模具外贸的人员参考。

Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction of Die & Mold Materials
Lesson 1 Steels
Reading Materials (1) The Function of Alloying Elements in Alloy
Lesson 2 Heat Treating of Steel
Reading Materials (2) Surface Hardening
Chapter 2 Plastics Forming and Mold Design
Lesson 3 Summary of Plastics
Lesson 4 Structure of Plastics
Reading Materials (3) Additives
Lesson 5 Classification and Application of Plastics
Reading Materials (4) Average Plastics
Lesson 6 Injection Molding
Reading Materials (5) Classification of Plastics Mold
Lesson 7 Injection Machine
Lesson 8 Representative Structure of Injection Mold
Lesson 9 Extrusion Molding
Reading Materials (6)
Section A Compression Molding
Section B Transfer Molding
Section C Blow Molding
Chapter 3 Press Process and Die Design
Lesson 10 Forming of Sheet Metals
Lesson 11 Press Process and Product Applications
Lesson 12 Classification of Dies
Lesson 13 Presses
Reading Materials (7) Drive Mechanisms for Presses
Lesson 14 Shear Operation
Reading Materials (8) Structure of Stamping Die
Lesson 15 Bending Operation
Reading Materials (9) An Example of Grouping, Piercing and Bending
Lesson 16 Drawing Operation
Lesson 17 Compound and Progressive Dies
Reading Materials (10) Combination and Compound Dies
Chapter 4 Forging Processes and Die Design
Lesson 18 Forging Processes and Die Design
Chapter 5 Basic and Special Machining
Lesson 19 Basic Machine Tool Elements
Reading Materials (11) Turning
Lesson 20 Milling
Reading Materials (12)
Section A Grinding
Section B Machining Process Selection Factors
Lesson 21 Electrical Discharge Machining
Chapter 6 Application of Computer in Design and Manufacture of Mold & Die
Lesson 22 Computers and CAD/CAM
Reading Materials (13 CAD/CAM Defined
Chapter 7 Qutation and Contract for Mold & Die
Lesson 23 Introduction of Quotation for Mold
Reading Materials (14)
Seetion A Quotation Strategies and Terms of Payment
Section B Computerised Price Quoting System for Injection Mold Manufacture
Lesson 24 Mold Making Contract
Appendix Vocabulary
References