Handbook Of Workability And Process Design

1119 FM 7/29/03 3:39 PM Page i © 2003 ASM International. All Rights Reserved. Handbook of Workability and Process Design (#06701G) www.asminternational.org Handbook of Workability and Process Design Edited by George E. Dieter Howard A. Kuhn S. Lee Semiatin INTERNATIONAL R The Materials Information Society www.asminternational.org 1119 FM 7/29/03 3:39 PM Page ii © 2003 ASM International. All Rights Reserved. Handbook of Workability and Process Design (#06701G) www.asminternational.org Copyright © 2003 by ASM International® All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the copyright owner. First printing, September 2003 Great care is taken in the compilation and production of this book, but it should be made clear that NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PUBLICATION. Although this information is believed to be accurate by ASM, ASM cannot guarantee that favorable results will be obtained from the use of this publication alone. This publication is intended for use by persons having technical skill, at their sole discretion and risk. Since the conditions of product or material use are outside of ASM’s control, ASM assumes no liability or obligation in connection with any use of this information. No claim of any kind, whether as to products or information in this publication, and whether or not based on negligence, shall be greater in amount than the purchase price of this product or publication in respect of which damages are claimed. THE REMEDY HEREBY PROVIDED SHALL BE THE EXCLUSIVE AND SOLE REMEDY OF BUYER, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PARTY. As with any material, evaluation of the material under end-use conditions prior to specification is essential. Therefore, specific testing under actual conditions is recommended. Nothing contained in this book shall be construed as a grant of any right of manufacture, sale, use, or reproduction, in connection with any method, process, apparatus, product, composition, or system, whether or not covered by letters patent, copyright, or trademark, and nothing contained in this book shall be construed as a defense against any alleged infringement of letters patent, copyright, or trademark, or as a defense against liability for such infringement. Comments, criticisms, and suggestions are invited, and should be forwarded to ASM International. ASM International staff who worked on this project include Steve Lampman, Acquisitions Editor; Bonnie Sanders, Manager of Production; Carol Terman, Jill Kinson, and Nancy Hrivnak, Production Editors; and Scott Henry, Assistant Director of Reference Publications. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of workability and process design / edited by George E. Dieter, Howard A. Kuhn, Lee Semiatin. p. cm. Updated and expanded ed. of: Workability testing techniques. 1984. ISBN 0-87170-778-0 1. Metals—Formability—Testing. I. Dieter, George Ellwood. II. Kuhn, Howard A. III. Semiatin, S. L. IV. Workability testing techniques. TA460.H3195 671.3—dc21 2003 2003052197 ISBN: 0-87170-778-0 SAN: 204-7586 ASM International® Materials Park, OH 44073-0002 www.asminternational.org Printed in the United States of America Multiple copy reprints of individual articles are available from ASM International, Technical Department. 1119 FM 7/29/03 3:39 PM