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Solidification Processes<br />

Starting work material is either a liquid or is in a highly<br />

plastic condition, and a part is created through<br />

solidification of the material<br />

•Solidification processes can be classified according<br />

to engineering material processed:<br />

Metals<br />

Ceramics, specifically glasses<br />

Polymers and polymer matrix composites (PMCs)<br />

©2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. M. P. Groover, “Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing 2/e”

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