Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
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.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critique the differences in properties of engineering materials with the aid of composition and the structure.
2.
Use the results of materials tests and published data to select materials for a given application and analyse the function/s of a product in terms of the material constraints on its design.
3.
Rank suitable materials and processing methods for a specific product requirement and describe different manufacturing processes used to manufacture automotive components.
4.
Assess the compatible materials for a selected manufacturing process considering a wide range of constraints.
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