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Credit points: 7.1
Coordinator: Ms. S. Maj
Prerequisite: 436-240 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes and 436-222 EDM 1B Introduction to Engineering Materials
Contact: 18 hours of lectures, 11 hours of tutorials and 10 hours of laboratory
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Drawing on the second year introduction, students completing this course should be able to predict main forming parameters, such as loads, pressures and work of deformation and have the ability to design tooling for selected metal forming processes.
Content:
Metals: Metal forming as a system. Metal Forming Processes including sheet metal forming, drawing forging, net shape manufacturing. Process modelling. Tools and material used in forming processes.Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy: Types of technical ceramics, applications, pressing, plastic forming, injection moulding and casting; drying and firing; powder metallurgy processes, metal-matrix composites.
Assessment:
Laboratory, tutorial work, assignments to a maximum of 5,000 words or equivalent. One two-hour paper.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 113)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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