The handbook provides design engineers with up-to-date information about the many aspects of forging including descriptions of important developments made more recently by industry and/or government. The handbook describes suitable measures for in-process quality control and quality assurance, summarizes relationships between forging practices and important mechanical properties and compares various forging devices to aid in equipment selection. Attention is also given to describing practices for relatively new materials and emerging forging practices. (Modified author abstract).

This is a practical shop book for all interested in accurate tool and die making, steel treatment, drop forging, die sinking, power presses and modern shop practice in the production of duplicate metal parts.