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jacquesm · 2023-08-01 · Original thread
This would be a great start but it is a pretty large book:

https://books.industrialpress.com/9780831136369/the-cnc-hand...

Also, the materials science and engineering handbook. It's floating around on the web in PDF form if you just want to skim it but if you really need it you should probably buy a copy (warning: huge book):

https://www.amazon.com/Materials-Science-Engineering-Handboo...

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