Unit One Basic Knowledge of Die or Mold 1
Lesson 1 What Is Die or Mold? 1
Reading Materials:(1)The Definition of a Die 3
(2)Blanking Die 4
Lesson 2 Die and Mold Steels 4
Reading Materials:Engineering Materials'Categories and Properties 6
Lesson 3 Heat Treatment of Steel 7
Reading Materials:Common Methods in Heat Treatment 9
Unit Two Sheet Forming Processes and Die Design 12
Lesson 4 Sheet Forming Technique 12
Reading Materials:Five Factors in Blanking 15
Lesson 5 Piercing Die and Blanking Die 16
Reading Materials:Methods of Reducing Cutting Forces 19
Lesson 6 Compound Die 20
Reading Materials:Drawing Die 22
Lesson 7 Bending Die 24
Reading Materials:Die Part—Stock Stop 27
Unit Three Other Forming Processes 29
Lesson 8 Forging 29
Reading Materials:The Properties of the Forging Process 33
Lesson 9 Extrusion 33
Reading Materials:No-Draft Forging 36
Lesson 10 Pressure Die-Casting Die 37
Reading Materials:The Die Insert 39
Unit Four Plastic Molding Processes 40
Lesson 11 What Is Plastics? 40
Reading Materials:Fillers 42
Lesson 12 Injection Mold 43
Reading Materials:The Elements in a Conventional Two-Plate Injection Mold 46
Lesson 13 Compression Mold(1) 47
Reading Materials:Compression Mold(2) 49
Lesson 14 Transfer Mold 50
Reading Materials:Characteristics of Forming for Plastics 53
Unit Five Forming Machines 54
Lesson 15 Types of Press 54
Reading Materials:The Specifications of Press 57
Lesson 16 Main Components of a Press 58
Reading Materials:Parting Surface 60
Lesson 17 Injection-Molding Machine 62
Reading Materials:The Specifications of Injection Molding Machine 66
Lesson 18 Components of Injection Molding Machine 67
Reading Materials:Enjection 70
Unit Six Dies and Molds Manufacture 72
Lesson 19 Introduction to Mold Making Methods(1) 72
Lesson 20 Introduction to Mold Making Methods(2) 76
Lesson 21 Types of CNC Machines 78
Reading Materials:Basic Functions of CNC Machine Control 81
Lesson 22 Non-traditional Machining 83
Reading Materials:(1)Electrochemical Machining(ECM) 86
(2)Laser-Beam Machining(LBM) 86
Lesson 23 Bench Fitting 88
Reading Materials:Rapid Prototyping Technologies 90
Unit Seven CAD/CAM/CAE 92
Lesson 24 Concepts of CAD/CAM 92
Reading Materials:Interactive Computer Graphics(ICG) 94
Lesson 25 Applications of CAD/CAM 94
Reading Materials:Industrial Robots 97
Lesson 26 Introduction of a CAE Software—Moldflow 98
Reading Materials:Constraints between CAD and CAM 101
Unit Eight Life and Failure of Die 103
Lesson 27 Types and Reasons of Die Failure 103
Reading Materials:Effects of Surface Treatment and Lubricant on Die Life 105
Appendix 107
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary of Terms 107
塑料模术语 Terminology for Plastics Mold 107
冲模术语 Terminology for Die 109
热处理术语 Terminology for Heat Treatment 110
Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary 111
Referenees 125