Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing
by Mikell P. Groover · Groover
Standard undergraduate text on manufacturing, organized around material properties, solidification, deformation, material removal, joining, and production systems. Includes worked problems, so readers can reason quantitatively about process parameters rather than only recognizing process names.
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