J Price
4 points
* 36 lecture/laboratory/tutorial hours
*
First semester plus workshop experience which may be scheduled during either
semester
* Caulfield
Objectives To understand various manufacturing
processes and appreciate the economics, limitations and the choice of
process.
Synopsis Casting: sand, gravity pressure, precision and centrifugal
castings. Mechanical working: forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing. Sheet metal
working: shearing, roll forming, deep drawing, spinning and explosive forming.
Powder metallurgy. Machining processes: drilling, turning, milling, CNC, FMS,
cutting tools, cutting, grinding, metrology and surface texture measurement.
Testing and inspection: destructive and non-destructive testing.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 70%
* Assignments
and test: 30%
Prescribed texts
DeGarmo E P, Black J T and Kohser R A Materials and processes in manufacturing 8th edn, Prentice-Hall, 1997
Back to the Engineering Handbook, 1998
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