Modern manufacturing 6th edition 2025
100% verified , approved questions and answers.
FCC - ✔✔Face-Centered Cubic Crystal Structure
HCP - ✔✔Hexagonal Close Packed
Allotropic - ✔✔When A Material Changes Crystal Structure with Temperature Changes
BCC - ✔✔Body-Centered Cubic Crystal Structure
Primary Industries - ✔✔Cultivate And Exploit Natural Resources, E.G. Agriculture, Mining,
Fishing, Etc.
Manufacturing - ✔✔Application Of Physical and Chemical Process to Alter the Geometry,
Properties, And/ Or Appearance of a Given Starting Material to Make Parts or Products.
Economically: Transformation of Materials into Items Of Greater Value.
Capital Goods - ✔✔Purchased By Companies To Produce Goods And/Or Provide Services E.G.
pg. 1
, Modern manufacturing 6th edition
Aircraft, Computers, Medial Apparatus, Etc.
Secondary Industries - ✔✔Take The Outputs of Primary Industries and Convert Them into
Consumer and Capital Goods. E.G. Construction, Automotive, Textiles, Electronics, Etc.
Medium Production - ✔✔100 To 10,000 Units Annually
High Production - ✔✔10,000 To Millions Of Units Annually
Soft Product Variety - ✔✔Small Differences between Products, E.G., Between Car Models
Made On The Same Production Line, With Many Common Parts
Hard Product Variety - ✔✔Products differ Substantially, E.G., Between a Small Car and a Large
Truck, With Few Common Parts (If Any)
3 Building Blocks Of Manufacturing Plants - ✔✔Materials, Processes and Systems
4 Engineering Materials - ✔✔Metals, Polymers, Ceramics and Composites
Manufacturing Capability - ✔✔The Scope of Technical and Physical Capabilities and
Limitations of a Manufacturing Plant
Plant Capacity/Production Capacity - ✔✔Maximum Rate of Production That a Plant Can
Achieve under Assumed Operation Conditions
Composites - ✔✔Non-Homogeneous Mixtures Of The Other Three Basic Types Of Materials In
Manufacturing
Alloys - ✔✔Mixtures Composed Of Two Or More Elements, At Least One Of Which Is A
Metal
Ferrous Metal - ✔✔Based On Iron. Steel And Cast Iron. Most Important Commercially.
Steel - ✔✔Iron-Carbon Alloy: .02%-2.11% Carbon. Often Includes Other Alloying Elements.
Applications: Construction, Transportation, Automobiles, Appliances, Etc.
Cast Iron - ✔✔Iron-Carbon Alloy: 2%-4% Carbon. 1%-3% Silicon. Used In Casting. Silicon Is
Also Present. Application: Blocks and Heads For Combustion Engines.
Thermoplastic Polymer - ✔✔Multiple Heating Cycles w/out Altering Molecular Structure
pg. 2
, Modern manufacturing 6th edition
Thermosetting Polymers - ✔✔Cure Into Rigid Structure upon Cooling from Heated Plastic
Condition. Resins/Epoxies.
Elastomers - ✔✔Polymers That Exhibit Rubbery or Elastic Behavior after Formation. Can Be
Stretched But Then Resume Their Original Shape. E.G. Rubber, Silicone, Etc. Large Molecules
With Coiled Structures
Composite - ✔✔A Material Consisting Of 2+Phases That Are Processed Separately, Bonded
Together To Achieve Properties Superior To Those Of Constituents. E.G. Wood
Processing Operation - ✔✔Transforms A Work Material from One State of Completion To A
More Advanced State Closer To Final Product. E.G. Shaping Processes, Property Enhancement,
Surface Processing
Assembly Operation - ✔✔Joins Two or More Components to Create a New Entity. E.G.
Mechanical Fastening, Permanent Joining Processes
Permanent Joining Operations - ✔✔Welding, Brazing, Soldering, Adhesive Bonding
Mechanical Fastening Operations - ✔✔Threaded Fasteners (Bolts, Screws), Permanent
Fastening Methods (Rivets, Press Fit, Expansion Fit)
Property Enhancing Operations - ✔✔Heat Treatment
Surface Processing Operations - ✔✔Cleaning And Surface Treatments, Coating And Deposition
Processes
Tertiary Industries - ✔✔The Service Sector Of The Economy. E.G. Banking, Insurance, Retail,
Etc.
Consumer Goods - ✔✔Products Purchased Directly By Consumers E.G. Cars, Computers, Tvs
Discrete Items - ✔✔Individual Parts And Assembled Products
Low Production - ✔✔1 To 100 Units Annually
Shaping Process Operations - ✔✔Solidification, Particulate Processing, Deformation, Material
Removal
Casting Vs. Molding - ✔✔Shaping Operations. Casting Is For Metal. Molding Is For Plastic
pg. 3