Syllabus
Unit 1
Reviews of Stress-Strain Behaviour associated with aerospace materials. Brief knowledge in Casting & Welding, Conventional Machining & Forming of metals, alloys and composites, sheet metal operations, bonding of metals, alloys, and composites. Unconventional machining methods involved in aerospace materials.
Unit 2
Heat treatment of Aluminium alloys, titanium alloys, & steels – case hardening, initial stresses and the stress alleviation procedures. Corrosion prevention and protective treatment for aluminium alloys and steels – anodizing of titanium alloys, organic coating, and thermal spray coatings.
Unit 3
Jigs, fixtures, stages of assembly, types and equipment for riveted joints, botted joints. Aircraft Tooling Concepts. Brief introductions of software tools used for Jigs and Fixture designs.
Non-Destructive Techniques and Other Inspection Techniques: Dye Penetrant Test, X-ray, magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing. Acoustic holography.
Objectives and Outcomes
Requisites: 23AEExxx MATERIALS FOR AVIATION AND SPACE
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to provide the students with the basic concepts of Conventional/ unconventional manufacturing process involved in the production of aerospace components.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Acquire knowledge of manufacturing processes and the skills to develop and manipulate the operating parameters for a given process to avoid defect and improve quality.
CO2: Understand basic parts and assemblies manufactured using powered and non-powered machine shop equipment in conjunction with mechanical documentation.
CO3: Learn about the enhancement in the physical and thermal properties of metals and its alloys by heat treatment processes.
CO4: Understand the principles and operating procedure involved with Non-Destructive Techniques
CO-PO Mapping
PO/PSO |
PO1 |
PO2 |
PO3 |
PO4 |
PO5 |
PO6 |
PO7 |
PO8 |
PO9 |
PO10 |
PO11 |
PO12 |
PSO1 |
PSO2 |
PSO3 |
CO |
CO1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
CO2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
CO3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
1 |
– |
CO4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
2 |
– |
Evaluation Pattern
Evaluation Pattern
Assessment |
Internal |
End Semester |
Midterm Exam |
30 |
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*Continuous Assessment (CA) |
30 |
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End Semester |
|
40 |
*CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Report
Text Books / References
Text Book(s)
F.C.Campbell, “Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural materials”, Elsevier Science Ltd; 1 edition (15 August 2006)
Kalpakjian, S. R. Schmidt, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 7th edition, Pearson India, 2009
- P. Groover, Principles of Modern Manufacturing, 5th edition, Wiley, 2014.
Reference(s)
- P. DeGarmo, J. T. Black, and R. A. Kohser, DeGarmo’s materials and processes in manufacturing, 11th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
American Welding Society, Welding Handbook, AWS, 2009. 4. G. E Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, Tata McGraw Hill, 2007