Course syllabus for Material and manufacturing technology

Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-15 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameMaterial- och tillverkningsteknik
  • CodeMPR095
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKMAS
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyMechanical Engineering
  • ThemeEnvironment 1 c
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 55116
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0111 Examination 6 c
Grading: TH		0 c6 c0 c0 c0 c0 c
  • 18 Jan 2025 am J
  • 16 Apr 2025 pm J
  • 25 Aug 2025 pm J
0211 Laboratory 1.5 c
Grading: UG		0 c1.5 c0 c0 c0 c0 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

The course is directly based on the course Engineering Materials and is also based on the courses Statics and Strengh of materials.

Aim

The course gives basic knowledge of industrial manufacturing processes for metals. It focuses on an understanding of the important connection in-between the manufacturing process, the material properties and the product design and final characteristics.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • Describe the most important manufacturing processes for metals
  • Explain and calculate how the processes are influenced by material properties in order to design tools and machines with respect to force and power requirement
  • Predict and explain how material's structure and properties will change as a result of a manufacturing process
  • Suggest a method that gives suitable properties and motivate the suggestion
  • Describe how other product characteristics as surfaces and tolerances are influenced by the manufacturing process
  • Estimate production rates and make preliminary work for cost estimates in metal cutting
  • Adjust product design with respect to the most important combinations of materials and processes
  • Based on corrosion fundamentals assess the risk of different corrosion types and adjust the product design in order to prevent corrosion and thus secure the product lifespan

    • Content

    The course is to a large extent based on the course Materials engineering and has its foundation in the interaction between material, manufacturing process and product characteristics. The course intends to enlighten the interacting parts of a process chain necessary to produce components and products with specific features. The course has a focus on commonly used large-scale manufacturing processes for high-volume production, which are exemplified with typical industrial applications. Examples are also given of new developments and applications of the methods. In addition, the course includes an introduction to additive manufacturing for low volume manufacturing of advanced components as well as for prototypes. In the course examples of design rules and limitations are presented for the different processes based on an understanding of the interaction between material and manufacturing process. Corrosion affects the lifespan of many metalic products, and thus the use of resources which is important with regard to the environment.

    Areas that are covered in the course:
  • Casting of metals, casting processes and technology
  • Basic theory for plastic forming of metals
  • Metal forming processes: Drawing, rolling, forging, extrusion and sheet metal forming
  • Additive manufacturing focusing on metals 
  • Basic theory of metal cutting
  • Metal cutting processes: turning, milling and drilling
  • Process selection with respect to geometrical shape, material, tolerance and surface requirements
  • Corrosion; mechanisms, types, prevention and surface treatment
  • Joining processes, mainly welding 

    • Organisation

    The course consists of lectures, exercises, laboratory sessions and an assignment. Laboratory sessions will cover corrosion and manufacturing methods. The assignment will include manufacturing preparation of a real part.

    Literature

    Materialteknik - Korrosion
    Further literature will be assigned at the course start.

    Examination including compulsory elements

    Written exam as well as approved labs, lab reports together with assignment are required for the final grade.

    The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.