SME
College · Engineering
Manufacturing Processes
5 topics
Mechanical
Before this course
Topics
Casting and forming
Main lesson
Size a riser
Use this for “A 10 cm cube casting (M = 1.667 cm, B = 2 min/cm²) needs a side riser with H = D. How wide?”
Can one rolling pass take this draft?
Use this for “A 25 mm slab is rolled to 20 mm with 250 mm rolls and μ = 0.15. Can one pass do it?”
Flow stress and forming force
Use this for “Steel with K = 275 MPa, n = 0.15 is rolled to ε = 0.223 over 300 × 35.4 mm at 50 rpm. Find the roll force and power.”
Which process family?
Use this for “Is extrusion casting, bulk forming, sheet forming, material removal or joining?”
Machining
Main lesson
Taylor tool life
Use this for “A carbide tool has n = 0.25 and C = 400 m/min. How long does it last cutting at 200 m/min?”
Milling: table feed and removal rate
Use this for “An 80 mm cutter with 6 teeth runs at 120 m/min and 0.1 mm/tooth, 40 mm wide and 3 mm deep. Find the spindle speed, table feed and removal rate.”
Cutting power and motor power
Use this for “Turning steel at 150 m/min, 0.25 mm/rev and 2 mm deep needs 2.8 J/mm³. Find the cutting power, and the motor power at 85 % efficiency.”
Ideal surface roughness
Use this for “A tool with 0.8 mm nose radius turns at 0.25 mm/rev. Find the ideal roughness Rₐ and the cusp height.”
Additive manufacturing
Main lesson
The stair-step error on a sloped face
Use this for “0.2 mm layers on a face at 30° from the build plate. How high is the cusp?”
FDM print time from the bead
Use this for “A 0.4 mm wide, 0.2 mm tall bead at 60 mm/s. How long does 12 cm³ of plastic take?”
The seven additive families
Use this for “Which additive family is SLS? Which is wire-and-arc DED?”
The steps of a metal print
Use this for “Put these in order for a metal powder-bed part: slice, stress-relieve, add supports, cut from the plate.”
Tolerances
Main lesson
Tolerance stack-up: worst case and RSS
Use this for “Four parts in a row are ±0.05, ±0.10, ±0.05 and ±0.02 mm. Find the gap’s worst-case and RSS tolerance.”
Process capability: Cₚ and Cₚₖ
Use this for “A shaft is 25.000 ± 0.030 mm. The process runs at a mean of 25.006 mm with σ = 0.008 mm. Find Cₚ, Cₚₖ and the share outside.”
Clearance, transition or interference?
Use this for “A 25.000–25.021 mm hole takes a 25.002–25.015 mm shaft. Which kind of fit is it?”
Welding and joining
Main lesson
Strength of a fillet weld
Use this for “A 5/16 in fillet weld 6 in long has an allowable shear of 21 ksi on the throat. What load can it carry?”
Resistance spot welding
Use this for “A spot weld runs 10 kA through 0.1 mΩ for 0.2 s; 30% of the heat goes into the nugget (Uₘ = 10 J/mm³). Find the heat and the nugget’s volume.”
Course test
See what you know: 10 questions on this course
New questions each time. Pass to mark it complete.