Wire Technology: Process Engineering and Metallurgy / Edition 2

by Roger N. Wright

Overview

Wire Technology: Process Engineering and Metallurgy, Second Edition, covers new developments in high-speed equipment and the drawing of ultra-high strength steels, along with new computer-based design and analysis software and techniques, including Finite Element Analysis.

In addition, the author shares his design and risk prediction calculations, as well as several new case studies. New and extended sections cover measurement and instrumentation, die temperature and cooling, multiwire drawing, and high strength steel wire.

Coverage of process economics has been greatly enhanced, including an exploration of product yields and cost analysis, as has the coverage of sustainability aspects such as energy use and recycling. As with the first edition, questions and problems are included at the end of each chapter to reinforce key concepts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128026502
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roger N. Wright, Professor Emeritus, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has contributed broadly to the literature in the areas of metallurgy and metals processing, and is active as a short-course lecturer and consultant. Prior to joining Rensselaer, he was a senior staff member at Westinghouse Research Laboratories and at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation. He holds B.S. and Sc.D. degrees in metallurgy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a

registered professional engineer and a fellow of ASM International and of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Table of Contents

PrefaceChapter 1 The General IdeaChapter 2 A brief history of the technologyChapter 3 Twentieth century equipment conceptsChapter 4 Basic engineering variables pertinent to drawingChapter 5 Basic drawing mechanicsChapter 6 Drawing temperatureChapter 7 Drawing speedChapter 8 Friction, lubrication and surface qualityChapter 9 Drawing die and pass schedule designChapter 10 Shaped dies and roller diesChapter 11 Mechanical properties of wire and related testingChapter 12 Drawability and breaksChapter 13 Copper and copper alloy metallurgical issuesChapter 14 Steel metallurgical issuesChapter 15 Issues in other important metallurgical systemsChapter 16 Wire coatingsChapter 17 Redraw rod productionChapter 18 Physical PropertiesChapter 19 Elements of wire formingChapter 20 Some illustrative new products and processesList of symbols – English alphabetList of symbols – Greek alphabet Appendix of basic formulasIndex

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Get up to speed and improve your processes with this one-stop resource for wire drawing theory, practice and trouble-shooting from leading industry insider Roger Wright

Editorial Reviews

"This book would be appropriate for an undergraduate or graduate course in mechanical engineering or materials science and for the working professional as a reference book. It is timely in that few well-written and comprehensive books on wire technology are available at present."—IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

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