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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Mechanical Engineering Part Time SMEA1401 Manufacturing Technology - I Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SMEA1401 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY – I
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 METAL CASTING PROCESSES 9 Hrs.
Sand casting – Sand moulds - Type of patterns – Pattern materials – Pattern allowances – Types of Moulding sand –
Properties – Core making – Methods of Sand testing – Moulding machines – Types of moulding machines - Melting furnaces
– Working principle of Special casting processes – Shell, investment casting – Ceramic mould – Lost Wax process –
Pressure die casting – Centrifugal casting – Sand Casting defects – Inspection methods.

UNIT 2 JOINING PROCESSES 9 Hrs.
Fusion welding processes – Types of Gas welding – Equipments used – Flame characteristics – Filler and Flux materials -
Arc welding equipments - Electrodes – Coating and specifications – Principles of Resistance welding – Spot welding –
seam welding – Percusion welding - Gas metal arc welding – Flux cored – Submerged arc welding – Electro slag welding –
TIG welding – Principle and application of special welding processes - Plasma arc welding – Thermit welding – Electron
beam welding – Friction welding – Diffusion welding – Weld defects – Brazing and soldering process – Methods and process
capabilities – Filler materials and fluxes – Types of Adhesive bonding.

UNIT 3 BULK DEFORMATION PROCESSES 9 Hrs.
Hot working and cold working of metals – Forging processes – Open, impression and closed die forging – Characteristics of
the process – Types of Forging Machines – Typical forging operations – Rolling of metals – Types of Rolling mills - Flat strip
rolling – Shape rolling operations – Defects in rolled parts - Principle of rod and wire drawing - Tube drawing – Principles of
Extrusion – Types of Extrusion – Hot and Cold extrusion – Equipments used.

UNIT 5 SHEET METAL PROCESSES 9 Hrs.
Sheet metal characteristics - Typical shearing operations, bending and drawing operations – Stretch forming operations ––
Formability of sheet metal – Test methods – Working principle and application of special forming processes - Hydro forming
– Rubber pad forming – Metal spinning – Introduction to Explosive forming, Magnetic pulse forming, Peen forming, Super
plastic forming.

UNIT 6 MANUFACTURING OF PLASTIC COMPONENTS 9 Hrs.
Types of plastics - Characteristics of the forming and shaping processes – Moulding of Thermoplastics – Working principles
and typical applications of - Injection moulding – Plunger and screw machines – Compression moulding, Transfer moulding -
Typical industrial applications – Introduction to Blow moulding – Rotational moulding – Film blowing – Extrusion -
Thermoforming - Bonding of Thermoplastics.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understand different metal casting processes, associated defects, merits and demerits.
CO2 - Compare different metal joining processes.
CO3 - Summarize various hot working and cold working methods of metals.
CO4 - Study various sheet metal making processes.
CO5 - Distinguish various methods of manufacturing plastic components.
CO6 - Understand the concept of moulding process.

TEXT/ REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Hajra Choudhury S.K. and Hajra Choudhury A.K., "Element of Manufacturing Technology", Vol. I, Media Publications,
2009.
2. Kalpakjian S., "Manufacturing Engineering and Technology", Pearson Education India Edition, 2006.
3. Rao P.N., "Manufcturing Technology Foundry, Forming and Welding", TMH, 2009.
4. Roy A. and Lindberg, "Process and Material Manufacture", PHI, 1995.
5. Sharma P.C., "A Text book of Production Technology", S. Chand and Co. Ltd., 5th Edition, 2004.
6. Rao P.N., "Manufacturing Technology Vol. II Metal cutting and Machine Tools", 2009.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each – No choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks