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Miltiadis A. Boboulos
Manufacturing Processes and Materials:
Exercises

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Manufacturing Processes and Materials: Exercises
© 2010 Miltiadis A. Boboulos & Ventus Publishing ApS
ISBN 978-87-7681-695-7

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Manufacturing Processes and Materials:
Exercises
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Contents
Contents
Summary 6
Question 1: Non-conventional manufacturing processes 7
Question 2: The Electro-discharge Machining (EDM) process 14
Question 3: Factors causing tool wear 20
Question 4: Acceptance sampling 33
Question 5: Principles of the Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) 45
Question 6: Fibre reinforced plastic composites 50
Question 7: A cutting test on a steel bar 55
Question 8: Electro-discharge machining (EDM) requirements & properties 58
Question 9: Hard and soft automation 62
Question 10: Surface integrity of manufactured surfaces: properties & applications 65
Question 11: Bored holes - plug and gap gauges 68
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Contents
Question 12: Integrated Manufacturing Systems: a facility of large and small machines 73
Question 13: Simulation method, determining the time to complete the batch and
the machine utilisation 79
Question 14: Plain carbon steels and high strength low alloy steels (HSLA) 91
Question 15: Ferritic stainless steel & the mechanism of corrosion 97
Question 16: Impact Strength (J) to Test Temperature 102
Question 17: Metal and polymer material applicability 108
Question 18: Maximum tolerable through thickness crack size 112
References 122
Endnotes 124
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