Contains:
General introduction, basic material elements, behavior and construction properties, structure of metals, mechanical behavior, testing and construction properties of materials, physical properties of materials, metallic alloys, structure and strengthening through thermal processing, ferrous metals and alloys, production, general properties and applications, non-ferrous metals and alloys, production, general properties and applications, polymers: structure, general properties and applications, ceramics, glass, graphite, diamond and nanomaterials, structure, general properties and applications, composite materials, structure, general properties and applications, metal casting, processes and equipment, metal casting, basic concepts and principles, casting processes and equipment, metal casting, design, materials and economic issues, forming processes and equipment, metal forming and equipment, metal forging, processes and equipment, metal rolling and extrusion, processes and equipment, metal drawing and extrusion, processes and equipment, metal powder metallurgy, processes and equipment, ceramics, glass and superconductors, processes and equipment, plastics and composite materials, forming and shaping processes, rapid prototyping techniques, material removal processes and machine tools, material removal processes, basic concepts and principles, cutting tool materials and cutting fluids, material removal processes, turning and hole making, material removal processes, milling, drilling, sawing, broaching and gear manufacturing, machining centers, machine tool structure and economic issues, grinding and finishing processes, advanced material removal processes and equipment, micro machining and production of microelectronic devices, production of microelectronic devices, nanomachining, production of microelectromechanical devices and systems, joining processes and equipment, fusion welding techniques, solid state welding, brazing and low temperature welding, adhesive bonding and mechanical joining, surface technology, surface roughness, friction, wear and lubrication, surface treatments, coatings and surface cleaning, metrology, instrumentation and quality assurance, metrology and instrumentation, quality assurance, testing and inspection, production in a competitive environment, process automation, computer-aided manufacturing, integrated computer-based manufacturing systems, design and production of products in a competitive environment.