本书全面系统地讲述了金属材料及其加工制备的基础理论和加工工艺，内容涉及金属材料、热处理原理和工艺、塑性变形理论，以及铸造、挤压、轧制、锻压、焊接、模具成形等塑性成型的多种工艺。
本书最大的特点是阅读与翻译结合，阅读有词汇和问题，翻译有方法指导。本书两大部分为专业英语阅读和专业英语翻译。每节阅读后有名词和短语中英文对照，便于学生掌握关键专业词汇。每节后面的问题便于检查学生的阅读理解情况。在第二部分专门介绍了专业英语的特点和翻译方法，便于学生熟练阅读和理解专业文献。
本书可作为普通高等学校材料科学与工程、材料成型及控制工程、材料加工工程、金属材料工程等专业本科生和研究生的教材，也可作为研究生和从事材料相关行业人员进一步提高专业英语阅读能力的参考用书。

第一部分 专业英语阅读
1 Metals and alloys
1.1 Metals
1.2 Alloys
1.3 Ferrous metals and alloys
1.4 Non—ferrous metals and alloys
2 Heat treatment
2.1 Effects of time and temperature
2.2 Typical heat treatments of steel
3 Metal casting
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Casting procedure
4 Die for metal forming
4.1 Single die
4.2 Compound dies
4.3 Progressive dies
5 Sand casting
6 Permanent mould casting
7 Investment casting
8 Die casting
8 1 PrnrPss
8.2 Cast metal
8.3 Advantages and disadvantages
9 Centrifugal casting
10 Continuous casting
10.1 Equipment and process
10.2 Startup，control of the process and problems
11 Principles of metal forming
11.1 Metal forming
11.2 Plastic deformation
11.3 Work hardening
11.4 Recrystallization
11.5 Forming processes
12 Forging
12.1 Open-die forging
12.2 Close—die forging
13 Rolling
13.1 Hot rolling
13.2 Cold rolling
13.3 Rolling processes
14 Extrusion
14.1 Cold extrusion
14.2 Hot extrusion
14.3 Materials
15 Drawing
16 Stamping
17 History of welding process
18 Oxyfuel gas welding and cutting
18.1 Oxyfuel gases
18.2 Types of flames
18.3 Oxyfuel welding fluxes
18.4 Cutting
19 Electric arc welding
19.1 Principle of arc welding
19.2 Carbon arc welding
20 Gas tungsten arc welding
20.1 Applications
20.2 Quality
20.3 Power supply
20.4 Electrode
20.5 Shielding gas
21 Gas metal arc welding
21.1 0verview
21.2 Welding gun and wire feed unit
21.3 Power supply
21.4 Electrode
21.5 Shielding gas
21.6 Quality
21.7 Metal transfer modes
22 Plasma arc welding
22.1 Process description
22.2 Plasma torch
22.3 Wire feeder
22.4 Shielding gases
22.5 Key process variables
22.6 Advantages and disadvantages
23 Submerged arc welding
23.1 Key SAW process variables
23.2 Applications
23.3 Application restriction
23.4 Welding circuit and current
23.5 Advantages and limitations
24 Resistance spot welding
24.1 Applications
24.2 HOW it works
24.3 Weldability
24.4 Welding heat and current
24.5 Types of electrodes
24.6 Types of bonds
24.7 Advantages and disadvantages
25 Resistance seam welding
26 Electroslag welding
26.1 History
26.2 Benefits
27 Exothermic welding
27.1 Welding principle
27.2 Applications
27.3 Rail welding
28 Laser beam welding
28.1 0verview
28.2 History
28.3 Laser welding VS.arc welding
28.4 Welding principle
28.5 Welding characteristics
28.6 Types of welds
28.7 Applications
28.8 Advantages and disadvantages
29 Electron beam welding
29.1 0verview
29.2 Beam formation
29.3 Penetration of electron beam
29.4 Weldability
29.5 Joining dissimilar materials
29.6 Possible problems and limitations
30 Friction welding
30.1 0verview
30.2 Key factors
30.3 Types of friction welding
31 Friction stir welding
31.1 0verview
31.2 Key parameters
31.3 Flow of material
31.4 Applications
31.5 Advantages and disadvantages
32 Explosive welding
32.1 0verview
32.2 Development
32.3 Advantages and disadvantages
33 Brazing
33.1 Overview
33.2 Base brazing metals
33.3 Brazing filler metals
33.4 Principles
33.5 Tips
33 6 Processes
34 Soldering
34.1 Overview
34.2 iFypes of soldering
34.3 Soldering tips
34.4 Solder。types
34.5 Application of solder
34.6 Differences between brazing vs welding and soldering
35 3D printing add additive manufacturing
35.1 Introduction
35.2 。Additive