ML3202 FOUNDRY AND MACHINING PROCESSES SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY BE MATERIAL SCIECNE ENGINEERING 3RD SEMESTER SYLLABUS REGULATION 2008 2011-2012

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ML3202 FOUNDRY AND MACHINING PROCESSES SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY BE MATERIAL SCIECNE ENGINEERING 3RD SEMESTER SYLLABUS REGULATION 2008 2011-2012 BELOW IS THE ANNA UNIVERSITY THIRD SEMESTER BE MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS IT IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE YEAR 2011-2012 (ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI,TRICHY,MADURAI,TIRUNELVELI,COIMBATORE), 2008 REGULATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI AND STUDENTS ADMITTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI DURING 2009

ML3202 FOUNDRY AND MACHINING PROCESSES LT P C
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OBJECTIVE
Foundry and machining, which are important processes to give shape to components,
are introduced to students. The students are exposed to various stages of foundry and
machining operations
UNIT I PATTERN PREPARATION AND MOULDING 9
Introduction to foundry operations, patterns – functions, types, allowances, selection of
pattern materials, colour codes, core boxes, moulding practice, ingredients of moulding
sand and core sand, Testing of moulding sands, sand preparation, Sand moulding
green sand moulding, dry sand moulding, skin dry sand moulding, core sand moulding,
loam moulding, fluid sand process, shell moulding, pit and floor moulding, carbon-oxide
process.
UNIT II MELTING PRACTICE AND CASTING TECHNIQUES 9
Melting practice and special precautions for steels, alloy steels, cast irons, aluminum
alloys, copper alloys and magnesium alloys, safety considerations, fluxing degassing
and inoculation. Sand casting, permanent mould casting, die casting, centrifugal
casting, plaster mould casting, investment casting, continuous casting, squeeze casting,
full mould process.
UNIT III FUNDAMENTALS OF CUTTING 9
Mechanics of chip formation – Types of chips produced in cutting – Mechanics of
Orthogonal and Oblique cutting – Cutting forces and power – Temperature in cutting -
tool nomenclature – Tool life – Cutting fluid – tool wear and failure - Surface finish and
integrity – Machinability.
UNIT IV TURNING, DRILLING AND RELATED PROCESSES 9
Turning parameters – Lathe and lathe operations – High speed machining – Ultra
precision machining and hard turning – Cutting screw threads – Boring and boring
machines – Drilling and drills – Drilling machines – Reaming and reamers – Tapping and
taps – Design consideration for drilling, reaming and tapping – Deep drilling.
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UNIT V MILLING, SHAPING AND RELATED PROCESSES 9
Milling operations – Milling machines – Planning and shaping – Broaching and broaching
machines – Sawing – Filling and finishing – Gear manufactured by machining.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. Heine,R.W., Loper,C.R., Rosenthal,P.C. “Principles of Metal Cutting”, Tata McGraw
Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Jain,P.L., “Principles of Foundry Technology”, Tata McGraw Hill Co., Ltd., New Delhi,
2003
REFERENCES
1. Serope Kalpakjain, Steven R.Schmid, “Manufacturing Engineering and Technology”,
Pearson Education, 2003.
2. Sharma P.C., “A Text Book of Production Engineering”, S.Chand & Co., Ltd., 6th
Edition, 2005.
3. Ramana Rao, T. V., “Metal Casting Principles and Practice”, New Age Publishing
Co., New Delhi, 1st Reprint 2007.
4. Peter R. Beeley., “Foundry Technology”, Elsevier, 2001.
5. Srinivasan, N. K., “Foundry Engineering”, Khanna Tech. Publications, New Delhi,
1994.
6. ASM Metals Hand Book, Vol.15, “Casting”, ASM International, 10th Edition, 1991.