IDE3403

Materials and manufacturing 3 (3 points)

(A&D)

Leader:

Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2003 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis: Design applications of plastics; plastics materials and process interaction; plastics performance and environmental exposure; the use of engineering thermoplastics; properties of plastics and testing procedures. Guidelines for designing injection mouldings; plastics fastening and joining techniques and applications of mechanical snap fits and press fits. RIM moulding and polyurethane foams; extrusion design and processing.

Assessment: Examination: 100%

Contact Hours: One 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial and 4 independent study hours per week

Prerequisites: IDE3402