Year
2020
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 120-minute lecture weekly
1 x 120-minute workshop weekly
3 x 120-minute laboratories per semester
1 x 120-minute workshop weekly
3 x 120-minute laboratories per semester
Prerequisites
1 ENGR1722 - Engineering Physics and Materials
1a ENGR8752 - Engineering Physics and Materials GE
2 ENGR2741 - Mechanics and Structures
2a ENGR8791 - Mechanics and Structures GE
3 Admission into MEMT-Master of Engineering (Materials)
3a Admission into MEMC-Master of Engineering (Mechanical)
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a) and (2 or 2a)) or ((3 or 3a)))
1a ENGR8752 - Engineering Physics and Materials GE
2 ENGR2741 - Mechanics and Structures
2a ENGR8791 - Mechanics and Structures GE
3 Admission into MEMT-Master of Engineering (Materials)
3a Admission into MEMC-Master of Engineering (Mechanical)
Must Satisfy: (((1 or 1a) and (2 or 2a)) or ((3 or 3a)))
Topic description
Introduction; metal casting processes; forming and shaping processes including metal rolling, metal forging, metal extrusion and drawing, sheet metal forming; welding processes; powder metal processes; rapid-prototyping processes and operations; machining processes; computer-aided manufacturing.
Educational aims
This topic aims to provide students with an understanding of different manufacturing processes and forming of materials with relevant fundamentals and real-world practices.
Expected learning outcomes
At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:
- Understand detailed descriptions of different manufacturing and metal forming processes
- Apply theory and fundamentals and analyse manufacturing related problems and defects in materials
- Understand new technologies, computer-aided manufacturing and rapid-prototyping processes
- Practise a number of manufacturing processes (casting, welding, forming and machining) and examine the processed materials
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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