ETI 1420 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials I

Engineering and Building Arts Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2006 (370)

Course Description

This course provides coverage of the characteristics, fundamentals, and manufacturing properties of materials, including metal alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites. The metal-casting processes and the shaping and forming processes are also covered along with the machines needed for manufacturing.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structure of metals by:
    1. defining the crystal structure of metals.
    2. explaining the structure-sensitive and structure-insensitive properties of metals.
    3. explaining the differences between recovery and recrystallization.
    4. explaining the differences between cold-, warm-, and hot-working of metals.
    5. describing the difference between preferred orientation and mechanical fibering.
    6. explaining the effects of strain hardening on the properties of metals.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of the mechanical behavior, testing and manufacturing properties of materials by:
    1. distinguishing between engineering stress and true stress.
    2. describing the testing procedures used to measure the properties of brittle materials.
    3. explaining the difference between stress relation and creep.
    4. describing the difference between elastic and plastic behavior.
    5. explaining the conditions that induce brittle fracture in ductile metal.
    6. listing the factors in selecting a hardness test.
    7. describing the effects caused by thermal expansion of materials.
    8. describing the significance of structures and machine components made of two materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and applications of metal alloys, ferrous metals, and non-ferrous metals by:
    1. describing the difference between a solute and a solvent.
    2. describing the difference between a single-phase and two-phase system.
    3. explaining the process of annealing.
    4. explaining the difference between hardness and hardenability.
    5. describing the differences between case hardening and through hardening.
    6. describing the characteristics of an alloy, pearlite, austenite, martensite, and cementite.
    7. listing the major categories of ferrous alloys.
    8. describing the major alloying elements in tool and die steels and high-speed steels.
    9. explaining why continuous casting has been an important technological advancement.
    10. identifying products that cannot be made of steel and explaining the reasons.
    11. describing the major uses of copper and gold.
    12. describing the individual properties of each of the major refractory metals and their most useful applications.
    13. describing the usage of nanomaterials.
  4. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics and applications of polymers, ceramics, and composites by:
    1. explaining the major differences between the mechanical and physical properties of plastics and metals.
    2. describing the differences between thermoplastics and thermosets.
    3. describing the methods by which optical properties of polymers can be altered.
    4. comparing the major differences between the properties of ceramics and those of metals and plastics.
    5. listing the major types of ceramics that are used in engineering applications.
    6. describing the differences between the properties of glass and those of ceramics.
    7. distinguishing between composites and metal alloys.
    8. describing the differences in the characteristics of the matrix and the reinforcing fibers.
    9. comparing the advantages and limitations of metal-matrix composites, reinforced plastics, and ceramic-matrix composites.
    10. listing the applications of ceramic-matrix composites.
  5. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of metal casting and the metal casting processes by:
    1. explaining why casting is an important manufacturing process.
    2. describing the features of a gating system.
    3. describing the stages involved in the contraction of metals during casting.
    4. describing the differences between expendable and permanent molds.
    5. listing the major types of sand molds.
    6. describing the characteristics of the types of sand-molding machines.
    7. naming the types of materials used for permanent-mold casting processes.
    8. listing the advantages and limitations of die casting.
    9. listing the advantages and limitations of hot-chamber and cold-chamber die casting processes.
    10. describing the advantages of composite molds.
    11. describing the shell-mold casting curing process.
    12. listing the general design considerations in casting.
  6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the forming and shaping processes and the characteristics of the equipment needed for those processes by:
    1. explaining the characteristics of the rolling process.
    2. listing the defects observed after flat rolling.
    3. explaining the features of different types of rolling machines.
    4. describing the products that can be made using thread rolling.
    5. explaining the features and advantages of continuous casting.
    6. describing the capabilities and limitations of common forging equipment.
    7. explaining the advantages of isothermal forging.
    8. explaining the differences of using extrusion from rolling and forging.
    9. describing the process of sheet-metal forming and the equipment used in the process.
    10. explaining the steps involved in processing ceramics.
    11. describing the similarities and differences between the processing of ceramics and that of powder metals.
    12. describing the features and operations of an injection-molding machine.
    13. describing the differences between compression-molded and injection-molded parts.
    14. describing the advantages of applying traditional forming techniques to forming plastics.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the stated objectives through classroom measures developed by the individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Effective yrtr 20021. 3 Year Review 2005 eff20061(0370). (was 1421, changed by State Field Review eff 20061). 3-Year Review 2009.
C&I Approval: 03/12/2002, BOT Approval: 04/16/2002, Effective Term: Fall 2006 (370)

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