MECH303 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
| Course Code: | 3650303 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ORHAN YILDIRIM |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will:
- gain insight into the behavior of metals under loading and heating conditions.
- use elementary theory of plasticity to formulate bulk forming processes.
- master the basic formulations and their applications to sheet forming processes.
- master and apply the basic theory of metal cutting.
- have the basic knowledge about the cutting tools, cutting fluids and the cutting parameters and how they affect the cutting performance.
- optimize metal cutting operations for the selected criteria.
Course Content
Introduction. Strain hardening properties of metals. Theory of metal forming; formability, bulk deformation processes, sheet metal forming processes. Theory of metal cutting; cutting forces and energy requirement, tool life, machinability, tool materials, cutting fluids, surface quality, machining economics. Metrology and quality assurance. Some laboratory experiments will be carried out.
Course Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the role of various deformation mechanisms in metal forming.
- apply equivalent strain concept, compute flow stresses in hot/cold forming, and identify the assumptions and the elements of elementary theory of plasticity.
- formulate bulk forming processes using slab method and elementary theory of plasticity and using energy method and elementary theory of plasticity.
- compute shearing force and power, bending force and the amount of spring-back.
- analyze axisymmetric deep-drawing operations.
- correctly use basic terminology of metal cutting.
- measure, analyse and calculate cutting forces, and find cutting power.
- select proper tools for various applications, identify the effect of cutting fluids on cutting performance, and assess and measure machinability.
- generate data for the optimisation model, and find optimum cutting conditions for selected criterion under constrained/unconstrained conditions.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economic considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution