Kalpakjian, Mechanical Technology, Pearson, 2014

• Materials forming (Non metallic materials forming Technologies)
• Slides and notes provide by the professor.
• Slides used during classes are uploaded on the course portal web.
• Exercise lessons: the topic of the final project, practical exercises, materials and plants datasheet, parts of international standards and handbooks are given during front lessons and uploaded on the portal web.

Argomenti del programma: Materials forming (Non metallic materials forming Technologies) I - Rheology of thermoplastic polymers. Chemo-rheology of thermoset polymers. II - Processing technologies for thermoplastic and thermoset polymers: compounding, extrusion, injection molding, blow molding and other technologies, additive manufacturing III - Processing technologies for polymer-matrix and ceramic-matrix composites: hand lay-up and spray…

• Slides used during classes are uploaded on the course portal web.
• Exercise lessons: the topic of the final project, practical exercises, materials and plants datasheet, parts of international standards and handbooks are given during front lessons and uploaded on the portal web.

Argomenti del programma: FOUNDRY Principles of solidification of the alloys. Flow diagram and processing cycle typical of a foundry. Models, shapes and dies, traditional and special forming methods. Gravity casting, centrifugal casting and die casting. Investment Casting. Squeezecasting, Rheocasting, Thixomolding. Finishing operations and quality control; typical alloys and their fields of application, quality assurance.