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LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
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Module Offerings
5501ICBTAE-APR-PAR
5501ICBTAE-JAN-PAR
5501ICBTAE-SEP-PAR
Aims
This unit will provide learners with the necessary background knowledge and understanding of the mechanical properties of materials, testing of materials for their properties, selection, processing or shaping materials into components through different manufacturing processes with special emphasis to automotive applications.
This unit also aims to provide students with the appropriate set of skills in order to design an automotive related product and select the most adequate manufacturing processes to transform raw materials into an engineered product based on economic, functional and sustainable aspects including application of machine tools.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Mechanical properties of common engineering materials used in automotive engineering applications
Structure of common engineering materials and the influence of compositions and the structure on properties
Common material testing methods to assess properties of engineering materials and testing standards
Sources of material property data and use of materials property data, property charts and selection of materials using Ashby Charts
Requirements of materials properties for a given product and selection of suitable
Manufacturing processes to suit the application
Most Commonly Used Automotive Materials: High Strength Steel (HSS); High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA)Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS)Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS)Boron/Martensite Aluminium 5000/6000 (AL 5000/6000MagnesiumCarbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP)
Innovative Methods and processes of Automotive Parts Manufacturing: Hot Formed Steel Warm Formed Aluminium: High Pressure Thin Walled Aluminium Die Casting Resin Transfer Moulding 3D Printing
Common manufacturing machines, tools, equipment
Assessments
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