General Tolerances, Tolerance grades, Limits fundamental deviation, Fits, Tolerance Accumulation cumulative effect of tolerances in assembly. Relationship between attainable tolerance grades and different machining processes.
Geometrical characteristics and symbols. Definition and Measurement of circularity, cylindricity, flatness and runout. True position tolerance.
Terminology, Terms used for surface roughness, measurement of surface roughness. Surface roughness values obtained from various machining processes.
Frequency distribution, standard deviation concept of skewness & Kurtosh variance, Process capability, Indices Cp and Cpk control charts.
Pattern, Mould, Parting line, cored holes and machined holes, Design for reducting/eliminating sand cores.
Design considerations for turning, drilling, tapping, milling and grinding operations, provisions for clamping, Reduction in machining area, simplification by separation and amalgamation, Use of productive machines.
Major Design Phases. Design for Manufacturability consideration. Influence of Fabrication properties (Machinability, Castability, Weldability, Polymer processing).
Properties of Materials used in design. Material selection process – cost per unit property, weighted properties and limits on properties methods.