Materials Synthesis and Processing

  1. Material-Specific Processing
    1. Steel Processing
      1. Primary Steelmaking
        1. Blast Furnace Operation
          1. Basic Oxygen Furnace
            1. Electric Arc Furnace
            2. Secondary Steelmaking
              1. Ladle Refining
                1. Vacuum Degassing
                2. Continuous Casting of Steel
                  1. Hot Rolling of Steel
                    1. Cold Rolling and Annealing
                      1. Heat Treatment of Steels
                      2. Aluminum Processing
                        1. Primary Aluminum Production
                          1. Hall-Héroult Process
                          2. Aluminum Alloy Production
                            1. Casting of Aluminum
                              1. Wrought Aluminum Processing
                                1. Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloys
                                2. Ceramic Processing
                                  1. Raw Material Preparation
                                    1. Forming Processes
                                      1. Dry Pressing
                                        1. Slip Casting
                                          1. Extrusion
                                            1. Injection Molding
                                            2. Drying
                                              1. Firing and Sintering
                                                1. Bisque Firing
                                                  1. Glaze Firing
                                                  2. Advanced Ceramic Processing
                                                  3. Glass Processing
                                                    1. Glass Melting
                                                      1. Forming Processes
                                                        1. Float Glass Process
                                                          1. Pressing
                                                            1. Blowing
                                                              1. Drawing
                                                              2. Annealing and Tempering
                                                                1. Glass-Ceramics
                                                                2. Polymer Processing
                                                                  1. Polymerization Processes
                                                                    1. Addition Polymerization
                                                                      1. Condensation Polymerization
                                                                      2. Polymer Processing Methods
                                                                        1. Extrusion
                                                                          1. Injection Molding
                                                                            1. Blow Molding
                                                                              1. Compression Molding
                                                                                1. Thermoforming
                                                                                2. Polymer Modification
                                                                                  1. Crosslinking
                                                                                    1. Blending
                                                                                      1. Reinforcement
                                                                                    2. Composite Manufacturing
                                                                                      1. Fiber Production
                                                                                        1. Matrix Preparation
                                                                                          1. Preform Manufacturing
                                                                                            1. Consolidation Processes
                                                                                              1. Autoclave Processing
                                                                                                1. Resin Transfer Molding
                                                                                                  1. Filament Winding
                                                                                                    1. Pultrusion
                                                                                                    2. Quality Control