Learning situation Ⅰ Materials and Heat Treatment 1
Session One Mechanical Engineering Materials 2
Session Two Die and Mold Materials Ⅰ 7
Session Three Die and Mold Materials Ⅱ 9
Session Four Die and Mold Materials Ⅲ 10
Session Five Plastics 12
Session Six HeatTreatment of Die and Mold Materials 15
Self assessments 18
Learning situation Ⅱ Recognition of Die Parts 19
Session One Pressure Die-casting Die Parts 20
Session Two Stock Stops 23
Session Three Runnerless Moulds Nozzle Types 25
Session Four Pilots 27
Session Five Ejection 29
Session Six Strippers 32
Session Seven Mould Cavities and Cores 35
Session Eight Standard Die Base 38
Session Nine Parting Surface 40
Session Ten Plastic Injection Mold Parts 42
Session Eleven Gate 45
Session Twelve Threaded Components 48
Session Thirteen Runner 53
Session Fourteen Basic Underfeed Mould 56
SessionFifteen Feed System 58
Session Sixteen Sprue Bush and Register Ring 60
Self assessments 63
Learning situation Ⅲ Die Design 64
Session One Transfer Molding 65
Session Two Piercing and punching die design 67
Session Three Injection Molding 71
Session Four Bending Die Design 74
Session Five Extrusion 79
Session Six Thermoplastic ＆ Thermosetting Mold Design 82
Session Seven Drawing Die Design 85
Session Eight Compression Molding 89
Session Nine Blanking Die Design 91
Session Ten Compound Die Design 94
Self assessments 99
Learning situation Ⅳ Trouble-shooting Guide 100
Session One Thermosetting Part Defects 101
Session Two Thermoplastic Part Defects 105
Self assessments 111
Learning situation Ⅴ The Equipments in Die ＆ Mold 112
Session One The Molding Equipment 113
Session Two The Forming Equipment 119
Self assessments 123
Learning situation Ⅵ CNC Manufacturing and Programming 124
Session One CNC Machine 125
Session Two CNC Programming 128
Session Three CNC Machining Center 134
Self assessments 139
Learning situation Ⅶ CAD/CAM 140
Session One CAD/CAM Software 141
Session Two CAD/CAM Components and Functions 143
Self assessments 149
Learning situation Ⅷ The application of CATIA 150
Module Ⅰ：Introduction to the CATIA V5 UserInterface 151
Module Ⅱ：Beginners Guide to CATIA V5 Basic Concepts 153
Self assessments 185
Learning situation Ⅸ Comprehensive exercises 186
New words 189
Phrases 213
References 246