Design of Tooling for Thermosets detailed syllabus for Manufacturing Engineering (Manuf) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Manuf students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9
Basic characteristics of Thermoset Molding materials- Manufacturing Processes of Thermoset Resins: Layout and arrangement of thermoset plastic material manufacturing plant of: Phenol Formaldehyde, Melamine Formaldehyde, Urea Formaldehyde, Epoxy, Silicon, Polyester, Polyurethanes- Properties -Applications.
Unit II
DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MOULDS 9
Introduction -Types -Open flash, Semi-positive, Positive moulds- Bulk factor – Design of loading chambers and Pressure pad – Calculations of Flash thickness, Projected area, Compression Pressure, Clamping Force, No. of impressions- Design of heating system – Advantages, Disadvantages and Applications Compression Mould.
Unit III
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Unit IV
MOULD FOR LIQUID COMPOSITES 9
Introduction liquid composite moulding – Types: Resign Transfer Molding (RTM) – Vacuum-assisted Resign Transfer Molding (VARTM) – Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP) – Resin Transfer Tooling Light (RTML) – Compressed Resin Transfer Molding (CRTM) – Reaction Injection Moulding (RIM)-Tool Design consideration-Applications.
Unit V
MOULD FOR SMC / BMC / DMC 9
Introduction to Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC), Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC), Dough Moulding Compound (DMC) – Tooling requirement – Tooling Materials – Design of mould elements- Assembly- applications-case studies.
Mould for Foams: Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Course Outcomes:
Upon the completion of this course the students will be able to
- List the basic characteristics of Thermoset Molding Materials
- Apply the basic process of thermoset materials
- Preform the basics of Plastics mould design.
- Design moulds for various thermoset processing.
- Identify the properties and applications of different thermoset plastic materials and apply this knowledge in analysing the appropriate parameters for processing them.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Hanna Dodiuk , Handbook of Thermoset Plastics, Elsevier, Fourth Edition ,2021
- Sanjay K Nayak, Pratap Chandra Padhi and Y.Hidayathullah, Fundamentals of plastics mould design, 2012.
- J.F. Monk, Thermosetting Plastics: Moulding Materials and Processes, Pearson,1997
- Michael L. Berins , SPI Plastics Engineering Handbook, Springer, 2012
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