MECH 421/6511 - Mechanical Shaping of Metals and Plastics
This document outlines the course details for MECH 421/6511 - Mechanical Shaping of Metals and Plastics taught in the winter 2014 semester. The course will be taught by Dr. Mehdi Hojjati on Wednesdays from 11:45-14:30 in room H-920. Topics will include mechanical shaping processes for metals and plastics, material properties, machining and additive manufacturing. Evaluation will consist of labs, assignments, a midterm exam, and final exam. The required textbook is listed.
MECH 421/6511 - Mechanical Shaping of Metals and Plastics
This document outlines the course details for MECH 421/6511 - Mechanical Shaping of Metals and Plastics taught in the winter 2014 semester. The course will be taught by Dr. Mehdi Hojjati on Wednesdays from 11:45-14:30 in room H-920. Topics will include mechanical shaping processes for metals and plastics, material properties, machining and additive manufacturing. Evaluation will consist of labs, assignments, a midterm exam, and final exam. The required textbook is listed.
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Winter 2014 MECH 421/6511 - Mechanical Shaping of Metals and Plastics _________________________________________________________________ COURSE OUTLINE
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Mehdi Hojjati mehdi.hojjati@concordia.ca
LECTURES: Wednesday 11:45-14:30 pm - Room H-920
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday 13:00-15:00 pm - Room EV 12-181
TEXTBOOK: Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing Materials, Processes and Systems, Mikell P. Groover, Wiley, 5th Edition, 2013
CONTENT: 1- Introduction to Manufacturing and Mechanical Shaping (Chapter 1) 2- The Nature of Materials and Engineering Materials (Chapter 2) 3- Mechanical Properties of Materials (Chapter 3) 4- Mechanical Shaping of Metals (Chapters 6,17,18,19) Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals Fundamental of Metal Forming Bulk Deformation Processes (Rolling, Forging, Extrusion, Bar Drawing)) Sheet Metalworking (Cutting, bending, Deep Drawing) 5- Mechanical Shaping of Polymers and Plastics (Chapters 3,8,13) Polymers Viscoelastic behavior of Polymers Shaping Processes for Plastics (Extrusion, Molding, Thermoforming) 6- Material Removal Processes (Chapters 20,21,22,24) Theory of Metal machining Machining Operations and Machining Tools Cutting Tool Technology Grinding and other Abrasive Processing 7- Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing (Chapter 32) 8- Powder Metallurgy (Chapter 15)
Please note: Exams will be based on the textbook and all the extra materials that will be covered in the class. Assignments MUST be submitted to the instructor in the class before or on the due date.