CONTENTS - 1 INTRODUCTION - PART 1: THE PROCESS - 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF IMPACT EXTRUSION - 3 EXTRUSION PRESSURE - 4 TOOLING FOR IMPACT EXTRUSION - 5 MATERIALS FOR TOOLS - 6 LUBRICATION - 7 HIGH ENERGY RATE FORMING - PART 2: THE PRODUCT - 8 FACTORS IN DESIGN - 9 ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS - 10 LEAD, TIN, COLLAPSIBLE TUBES - 11 OTHER NONFERROUS METALS - 12 FERROUS METALS - BIBLIOGRAPHY - INDEX -