MSE 412/L. Manufacturing Process and Lab (2/1)

Prerequisites: MSE 227, MSE 227L, MSE 248/L; CE 240. Corequisite: MSE 412L. Manufacturing processes for cost-effective, high-quality production. Consideration of technical capabilities and limitations of alternative methods. Includes forming, removal, casting, joining, heat treating, molding, finishing and coating. Course project required. Laboratory experiments include heat treating, deep drawing, powder metallurgy, casting, injection molding, fabricating composites, friction coefficients analysis and milled surface evaluation. Available for graduate credit. 2 hours lecture-recitation, 3 hours lab per week. (Design units: 1.5)