PRDE 1300 - Industrial & Materials Processes

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. List two classifications of metals, with an accuracy of 100%.
2. List eleven mechanical properties of materials and correctly describe one characteristic for each.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will describe the production and manufacturing methods of ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

Objectives:

1. List three products used in production of ferrous metal.
2. List five types of furnaces used in the production of ferrous metal.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will identify the process methods and characteristics of heat-treating.

Objectives:

1. List five heat treatments of metal.
2. List four heat-treating techniques and correctly describe one basic process for each.
3. List two methods of testing the hardness of metal.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will explain the characteristics of plain carbon steel and the effects of its alloying elements.

Objectives:

1. List three classifications of plain carbon steels.
2. List three classifications of alloy steels.
3. Summarize the profile of 8620 steel.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will discuss the methods used in production inspection and quality control.

Objectives:

1. Name three common measuring tools used in industry and correctly define the accuracy of each.
2. List nine non-precision measuring instruments and correctly describe one basic application of each.
3. List nine precision measuring instruments and correctly describe the basic application of each.
4. Name five high production inspection gauges and correctly describe one basic application of each.
5. Name and define two types of quality control.
6. List ten methods of production inspection.

Outcome 6: Upon completion of this course, students will explain different foundry methods and examine their characteristics.

Objectives:

1. Name five common casting methods used in industry.
2. Name three types of pattern materials.
3. Describe the purpose of a chill.

Outcome 7: Upon completion of this course, students will to discuss the processing methods and characteristics of hot and cold worked materials.

Objectives:

1. Summarize the characteristics of hot worked metal.
2. List four hot worked metal processes.
3. Summarize the basic characteristics of cold worked metal.
4. List eight cold worked metal processes.

Outcome 8: Upon completion of this course, students will identify different press operation techniques.

Objectives:

1. Name two die operation categories.
2. List eight cutting die operations.
3. Name two forming die operations.

Outcome 9: Upon completion of this course, students will explain traditional and not-traditional material processes.

Objectives:

1. List six applications of milling.
2. Name three metal removal processes using electricity and correctly describe the basic operation of each.
3. Correctly describe the basic operation of broaching.
4. Correctly describe the basic operation of turning machines.
5. Correctly describe the basic operation of drilling/boring/threading.
6. List the three steps of powder metallurgy.

Outcome 10: Upon completion of this course, students will identify gas and electric welding processes.

Objectives:

1. List four electric welding processes, and correctly describe the operation of each.
2. Name three gas welding processes.

Outcome 11: Upon completion of this course, students will describe surface feature identification techniques.

Objectives:

1. Name two types of tolerancing.
2. Correctly describe the basic method of geometric dimensioning and tolerance (G, D, & T).
3. Identify the surface features in a surface texture symbol, with 100% accuracy.

Outcome 12: Upon completion of this course, students will explain automation process applications.

Objectives:

1. Correctly define the basic process of numerical control.
2. Correctly describe the position of the X, Y, Z planes in both horizontal and vertical milling machines.

Outcome 13: Upon completion of this course, students will describe industrial plastics applications.

Objectives:

1. Name two categories plastics, and describe the basic characteristics of each.
2. List five plastics processes.

Outcome 14: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain the design, manufacturing, implementation, and follow-up study of a manufactured component. Art to Part.

Objectives:

1. Identify the implications of manufacturing and industrial processes technology on the environment and do a class oral presentation regarding these implications, with visual aids and appropriate dress.
2. Describe the process flow of a component and/or assembly from concept, design, engineering, manufacturing, delivery, and discard, i.e., “art to part”, and present their finding to the class in an oral presentation, using visual aids and appropriate dress.

1.  
   1. Course Orientation
      1. Course policy
      2. Course outline
2.  
   1. Classification of Metals
      1. Alloy metals
      2. Single element metals
   2. Mechanical Properties of Metals
   3. Production of Ferrous Metals
3.  
   1. Production of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals
      1. Types of furnaces used in production
      2. Methods used for processing
4.  
   1. Introduction to Heat Treating
   2. Characteristics of Heat Treatment
   3. Heat Treating Techniques
      1. Normalizing, annealing, and tempering
      2. Hardened surfaces
   4.  Hardening Methods
5.  
   1. Carbon Steels
      1. Plain carbon steels
      2. Alloy carbon steels
   2. Topic Review for Assessment Measure I
6.  
   1. Assessment Measure I
7.  
   1. Measurement
      1. Applications of non-precision instruments
      2. Applications of precision instruments
8.  
   1. Inspection
      1. Applications of high production
      2. Inspection gauges
   2. Quality Control
      1. Purpose
      2. Methods of production inspection
   3. Topic Review for Assessment Measure II
9.  
   1. Assessment Measure II
10.  
    1. Foundry Processes
       1. Casting methods
    2. Team Research Project
       1. Team member selection
       2. Topic materials distributed
       3. Project overview
11.  
    1. Hot Worked Metal
       1. Characteristics of hot worked steel
       2. Hot worked steel processes
12.  
    1. Cold Worked Metal
       1. Characteristics of cold worked steel
       2. Cold worked steel processes
13.  
    1. Presswork
       1. Die operations
       2. Die applications
    2. Topic Review for Assessment Measure III
14.  
    1. Assessment Measure III
15.  
    1. Metal Removal and Cuttng
       1. Milling
16.  
    1. Metal Removal and Cutting
       1. Abrasive machining
       2. Electrical discharge machining
17.  
    1. Metal Removal and Cutting
       1. Broaching
       2. Turning
18.  
    1. Metal Removal and Cutting
       1. Threading tool applications
       2. Drilling and boring
    2. Topic Review for Assessment Measure IV
19.  
    1. Assessment Measure IV
20.  
    1. Powder Metallurgy
       1. Method of powder metallurgy
    2. Team Research Project
       1. Presentation information distributed
       2. Presentation overview
       3. Presentation date confirmed
21.  
    1. Welding
       1. Electric welding
       2. Gas welding
22.  
    1. Plastics
       1. Characteristics of plastics
       2. Processes of plastics
    2. Team Research Meetings
23.  
    1. Geometric Tolerancing and Dimensioning
       1. Methods of tolerancing
       2. Application of geometric tolerancing
       3. Surface texture
    2. Topic Review for Assessment Measure V
    3. Team Research Meetings
24.  
    1. Numerical Control
       1. Process of numerical control
       2. Applications of numerical control
       3. Datum dimensioning
25.  
    1. Assessment Measure V. Note: Will not include G.D.&T. or N/C
26.  
    1. Computers In Industry
       1. Applications of CAD
       2. Applications of CAM
    2. Team Research Meetings
27.  
    1. Robotics
       1. Overview of robotics
       2. Applications of robotics in industry
    2. Team Research Meetings
28.  
    1. Automation
       1. Overview
       2. Applications
    2. Team Research Meetings
29.  
    1. Topic Review For Assessment Measure VI
    2. Team Research Meetings
30.  
    1. Assessment Measure VI
31.  
    1. Team Research Presentations
32.  
    1. Course Evaluation - Tentative
    2. Team Research Presentations - Tentative