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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

436-448 Casting Powder and Metallurgy Processes

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor E.J.A. Armarego and Assoc. Professor A.J.R. Smith

Prerequisite/s:

436-324 Metal and Ceramic Forming Processes

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

18 lectures, 8 tutorials and 13 hours of laboratory

Objectives:

Students will on completion understand the processes of moulding, casting and powder metallurgy as practised by industry and be able to identify and use methods for detecting defects and improving process performance.

Content:

Sand casting, investment casting, permanent mould casting, pressure die casting, semi-solid casting and continuous casting. Design factors: feeding, running and gating, solidification, solidification contraction and porosity. Geometric factors. Simulation software. Powder metallurgy processing.

Assessment:

Laboratory, tutorial work and assignments to a maximum of 5000 words, or equivalent. Two hours of tests.
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