Wire Technology: Process Engineering and Metallurgy

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:	9780128026786
Publisher:	Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication date:	01/21/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	15 MB
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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 aregistered professional engineer and a fellow of ASM International and of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Table of Contents

PrefaceAbout the Author1. The General Idea2. A Brief History of Technology3. Twentieth Century Equipment Concepts4. Basic Engineering Variables Pertinent to Drawing5. Basic Drawing Mechanics6. Drawing Temperature7. Drawing Speed8. Friction, Lubrication, and Surface Quality9. Drawing Die and Pass Schedule Design10. Shaped Dies and Roller Dies11. Mechanical Properties of Wire and Related Testing12. Drawability and Breaks13. Relevant Aspects of Copper and Copper Alloy Metallurgy14. Relevant Aspects of Carbon and Low Alloy Steel Metallurgy15. Other Metallurgical Systems for Wire Technology16. Wire Coatings17. Redraw Rod Production18. Wire Forming19. Physical Properties20. Current and Near-Term DevelopmentsReferencesList of SymbolsSelected FormulaeIndex

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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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