Nature of Materials and Processes

Course Overview

Properties and usage of thermoplastics, thermosetting plastics. Process of selection and applications of plastics for engineering and consumer products. Design limitations and specific advantages of plastic molding processes. * Assembly and Decorative techniques for plastic product Manufacturing processes and assembly techniques for Ferrous and non ferrous metals. * Concepts of structure and costing. * Significance of form in structural strength of products. Influence of materials and processes on product aesthetics. * Industrial finishes for plastic, wood and metals. * Properties and use of rubber, ceramics and glass. Properties of natural materials like wood, bamboo, cane, leather, cloth, jute and paper and their use at craft and industrial levels.

Total Credits	6.0
Type	Theory
Lecture	1.5
Tutorial	2.0
Half Semester	N
Text Reference	* Beadle, J.D: Plastic forming, Production engineering series, Macmillan, London, 1971* Beadle, J.D: Metal forming, Production engineering series, Macmillan, London, 1971* Beadle, John D : Product treatment and finishes, Macmillan, London 1971* Beck R. D.: Plastic Product Design, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1980 * Cleminshaw D., Design in Plastics, Rockport, MA USA 1989* Garratt J.: Design and Technology, Cambridge University Press, UK, 20004* Thompson R.: Manufacturing processes for design professionals, Thames & Hudson, London 2007* Ashby, Michael; Johnson, Kara; Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2002

About Instructor(s)

Prof. Vijay Parasram Bapat | Prof. Purba Joshi