Mechanical Engineering

The fabrication processes: from the single technology to the production system. The production tetrahedron. Fabrication and design tolerances. Industrial metrology. Surface roughness. Casting process. The ingot: life, defects, typical solidification structure. Continuous casting. Sand casting. Nomenclature. Solidification and cooling. Directional solidification. Riser design. Residual stress. Obtainable tolerances and additional material. Shell moulding. Investment casting. Permanent mold casting. Die casting. Centrifugal casting. Casting quality. Other non-traditional casting technologies. Fundamentals of metal cutting. Overview of machining. Mechanics of machining. Chip formation. Orthogonal cutting. Cutting forces. Cutting temperature. Tool wear and tool life. Cutting tool materials. Selection of cutting conditions. Turning. Milling. Drilling. Grinding. Other machining processes. Gear manufacturing. Overview of metal forming. Material behavior. Deformation processes. Rolling. Forging. Stamping. Extrusion. Drawing. Sheet metalworking processes. Bending operations.

Mandatory prerequisites are the fundamentals on Physics such as heat transfer, kinematics and dynamics.

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The lessons as well as the exercises and the laboratory visits are are in presence.

The evaluation is carried out by the written exam, the project report and the oral discussion.

F. Giusti, M. Santochi, Tecnologia Meccanica e Studi di Fabbricazione, Ambrosiana

Theoretical lessons Exercises in the classroom Homework report Laboratory exercises