Handbook of die design (2^nd Ed.)

This classic handbook provides the major formulas, calculations, cost estimating techniques, and safety procedures needed for specific die operations and performance evaluations.

Chapter 1: Basic Die Design and Die-Work Influencing Factors. Chapter 2: Theory of Sheet Metal Behavior. Chapter 3: Metal Stamping Dies and Their Function. Chapter 4: Metal Stamping Dies, Their Construction, and Assembly. Chapter 5: Metalworking Machinery. Chapter 6: Blanking and Piercing Operations. Chapter 7: Blank Calculation and Flat Layout. Chapter 8: Bending and Forming Operations. Chapter 9: Drawn Parts. Chapter 10: Practical Die Design. Chapter 11: Die Process Quality and Automation, Die Maintenance. Chapter 12: Springs, Their Design and Calculations. Chapter 13: Spring Washers. Chapter 14: Materials and Surface Finish. Chapter 15: Die Cost Estimating.