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

Content :
Preface
Acknowledgments

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