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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-441 Advanced Metal Forming

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Ms S. Maj

Prerequisite/s:

436-324 Metal & Ceramic Forming Processes

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

l8 lectures and 21 hours of tutorial and laboratory classes

Objectives:

On completion, students will be prepared for a career in the manufacturing industry with an in depth knowledge of methods used in the theory of plasticity. and lubrication, will have developed a software package for a typical net- shape forming operation and understood the principles of designing tools for metal forming.

Content:

Principles and applications of the plasticity theory. Analysis of metal forming processes such as heading, extrusion and forging. Friction in metal forming. Lubrication. Non-traditional methods of metal forming. High energy rate and high velocity forming. Applications of CAD/CAM. Experimental verification of forming parameters.

Assessment:

A 2 hour examination paper, CAD assignment, tutorial problem sheets and laboratory reports up to 5000 words.
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