Industrial Metal Finishing detailed syllabus for Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering (CEE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CEE 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.
For Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CEE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to CEE Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of industrial metal finishing is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
ELECTROPLATING OF METALS 9
Fundamental principles – Faradays laws, mechanism of deposition, surface preparation for electroplating, electroplating of copper, nickel, chromium, zinc, tin and precious metals (gold and silver)
Unit II
EVALUATION & TESTING 9
Measurements of pH, specific gravity, surface tension, conductivity, throwing power and current efficiency of electroplating electrolytes. Testing of Electro deposits for thickness, adhesion, stress, corrosion, porosity, hardness, ductility and solderability. The use of Hull-cell in plating.
Unit III
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Unit IV
ENGINEERING ASPECTS 9
Equipment selection, rectifier, pre-treatment equipment-mechanical – chemical, automation, flooring, materials for tanks and linings, ventilation, bus bar, filtration and purification, agitation, heating and cooling arrangement for electrolytes.
Unit V
ANODIZING 9
Anodizing of aluminium, principles, pre-treatment, jigging. Sulphuric acid process, operating conditions for decorative and protective anodizing, effect of impurities, analysis for free acid and aluminium content, chromic acid process, operating conditions, effect of impurities, coloring of anodized aluminium with organic dyes. Sealing in hot water and dichromate solution. Testing of anodic film thickness by Eddy current method and stripping method, coating weight – coating ratio.
Course Outcomes:
- Understand the fundamental principles of electroplating of metals
- Understand evaluation & testing of electroplating process
- Understand electroplating of alloys and other plating methods
- Acquire knowledge on engineering aspectsof electroplating techniques
- Acquire knowledge on anodizing concepts
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- L.J.Durney, “Electroplating Engineering Handbook”, V Edition,Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1984.
- V.F. Henley, “Anodic Oxidation of Metals”, Pergamon ,1st edition, 1982
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