Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF MANUFACTURING 1. 1 What Is Manufacturing? 1. 2 Materials in Manufacturing 1. 3 Manufacturing Processes 1. 4 Production Systems 1. 5 Manufacturing Economics Part I Engineering Materials and Product Attributes 2 THE NATURE OF MATERIALS 2. 1 Atomic Structure and the Elements 2. 2 Bonding between Atoms and Molecules 2. 3 Crystalline Structures 2. 4 Noncrystalline (Amorphous) Structures 2. 5 Engineering Materials 3 MECHANICAL