Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ME6203 : Production Technology { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Manoj Masanta
Syllabus
Foundry: Fluidity and factors effecting fluidity, Design of gating system, gases in metals and alloys, gas porosity and shrinkage phenomena in casting, direction solidification, risering of casting, riser design, mechanism of feeding, method of risering, feeding distance and feeder heads, use of padding, chills and fine inoculation of C.I., grain refinement principle, casting defects and their elimination. Welding: Heat flow of metals, isothermal contours, cooling rate of welds, heat effects in base metal, residual stress and weld ability test, TIG, MIG, ultrasonic and laser welding, plasma area welding, underwater welding, friction welding, electron beam welding, electros lag and electro gas welding, Explosive welding. Forging: classification, equipments, forging defects, forgability of steels. Rolling: Classification, rolling equipments, hot and cold rolling, rolling of bars and shapes, camber in rolling defects, variables in rolling. Extrusion: Classification, extrusion equipment, load displacement, characteristics, process variables and their optimization, different extrusion dies, extrusion defects, tube extrusion Hydrostatic extension, formality limit diagram. Sheet metal forming: Formability of sheets, forming tests, principles of deep drawing, redrawing ironing and sinking, stretch forming, hydro-forming, spinning, bending, forming defects. MEMS: Introduction, history, development, and need of micro-electro-mechanical systems, IC fabrication processes used for MEMS Mechanical process techniques and process models for micromachining, Introduction to nano-technology processes.
Course Objectives
- To understanding various manufacturing processes and their in depth analysis
Course Outcomes
Knowledge will be gained on the subject matter <br />Knowledge will be enhanced to implement the concept for PG project work
Essential Reading
- P. N. Rao, Manufacturing Technology – Vol-I and II, TMH
- A. Ghosh, A. K. Mallik, Manufacturing science, EWP
Supplementary Reading
- P.C. Mukherjee, Fundamentals of metal casting technology, Oxford and IBH
- Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, Mc Graw Hill