MATE 431

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MATE 431 FUNDAMENTALS IN MANUFACTURING
PROCESSES OF MATERIALS I INSTRUCTOR Bhaskar
S. Majumdar, Materials and Metallurgical
Engineering majumdar_at_nmt.edu, 505-835-5152
Jones Building, Rm 104, New Mexico Tech, Socorro,
NM 87801 Web-page infohost.nmt.edu/majumdar
TEXT BOOK Manufacturing Processes for
Engineering Materials, Fourth Edition, by Serope
Kalpakjian and Steven Schmid, Prentice Hall
(2003), ISBN 0-13-040871-9
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COURSE OUTLINE Topic 1. Introduction to
Manufacturing and Design for Manufacturing 2.
Solid Mechanics, Microstructure, and
Quantitative Concepts of Plasticity 3. Solidif
ication Processes Phase Diagram and Metal
Solidification Cast Microstructures Fluid and
Heat Flow Casting Processes and Casting
Design 4. Deformation Processing Forging Ro
lling Extrusion Sheet Metal and Superplastic
Forming
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COURSE OUTLINE (CONTD.) Topic 5. Basic
Concepts of Machining 6. Powder Metallurgical
Processes Powder Production and Size
Distribution Powder Compaction and
Sintering 7. Polymer Processing Extrusion
Injection Molding Other Polymer
Processes 8. Processes and Materials Selection
Ashbys Approach
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• COURSE OUTLINE (CONTD.)
• Topics
• 9. Joining
• Electronic Assemblies
• MEMS
• 12. Optimization Methods, if time allows
  
• Grading Home-Works, Two Midterms, One Final,
  Project

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MANUFACTURING STEPS
Conceptual Design
Material Selection
Compatibility Check
Processing
Microstructure
Final Design
Properties
Manufacture
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
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TYPES OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS
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Example of a Complex Turbine Component