
Wire Technology
Process Engineering and Metallurgy
Description
Key Features
- Provides a unique universal approach, covering ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Authored by an internationally-recognized specialist in wire drawing with extensive academic and industry experience
- Real-world worked examples, problems and protocols based on true life engineering scenarios and challenges allow engineers to easily apply the theory to their workplace to improve processes, productivity and efficiency
- Compact, concise and practical in comparison to the large, competing handbook tomes that are overwhelming for beginners and impractical for day-to-day work use
- Ideal for use as a complete insight into the process from start to finish or as a dip-in resource for practical problem-solving, analysis and trouble-shooting
Readership
Primary audience: Engineers working with wire in industry and research; Graduates with engineering degrees (mechanical, industrial, materials) moving into the wire industry; Engineers transferring from non-wire industries.
Secondary audience: Final year and graduate students of mechanical engineering and metallurgy undertaking modules or projects in deformation mechanisms and wire technology.
Table of Contents
- Preface
Chapter 1 The General Idea
Chapter 2 A brief history of the technology
Chapter 3 Twentieth century equipment concepts
Chapter 4 Basic engineering variables pertinent to drawing
Chapter 5 Basic drawing mechanics
Chapter 6 Drawing temperature
Chapter 7 Drawing speed
Chapter 8 Friction, lubrication and surface quality
Chapter 9 Drawing die and pass schedule design
Chapter 10 Shaped dies and roller dies
Chapter 11 Mechanical properties of wire and related testing
Chapter 12 Drawability and breaks
Chapter 13 Copper and copper alloy metallurgical issues
Chapter 14 Steel metallurgical issues
Chapter 15 Issues in other important metallurgical systems
Chapter 16 Wire coatings
Chapter 17 Redraw rod production
Chapter 18 Physical Properties
Chapter 19 Elements of wire forming
Chapter 20 Some illustrative new products and processes
List of symbols – English alphabet
List of symbols – Greek alphabet
Appendix of basic formulas
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 332
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2010
- Published: November 3, 2010
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9780123820938
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123820921
About the Author
Roger Wright
registered professional engineer and a fellow of ASM International and of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.