Finite element modeling and analysis. Each student will complete a structural component design project using industry standard applications software. Study of mechanism of surface bonding, welding metallurgy, effect of rate of heat input on resulting microstructures, residual stresses and distortion, economics and capabilities of the various processes. 430 and Mat. The design of production and refining systems for engineering materials.
Unit processes in the extraction and refining of metals.
Production and processing of ceramic and polymeric materials, and electronic materials and devices. Surface generation and wear-based economic models. Motivation for and methods of applying developed models in simultaneous engineering. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory. Concepts and techniques for designing computer system user interfaces to be easy to learn and use, with an introduction to their implementation.