15ME45B Machine Tools and Operations syllabus for ME



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Module-1 MACHINE TOOLS 10 hours

MACHINE TOOLSIntroduction, Classification, construction and specifications of lathe, drilling machine, millingmachine, boring machine, broaching machine, shaping machine, planing machine, grindingmachine [Simple sketches showing major parts of the machines]

Module-2 MACHINING PROCESSES 10 hours

MACHINING PROCESSESIntroduction, Types of motions in machining, turning and Boring, Shaping, Planing and Slotting,Thread cutting, Drilling and reaming, Milling, Broaching, Gear cutting and Grinding, Machiningparameters and related quantities.[Sketches pertaining to relative motions between tool and work piece only]

Module-3 CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS, GEOMETRY AND SURFACE FINISH 10 hours

CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS, GEOMETRY AND SURFACE FINISHIntroduction, desirable Properties and Characteristics of cutting tool materials, cutting toolgeometry, cutting fluids and its applications, surface finish, effect of machining parameters onsurface finish.
Machining equations for cutting operations: Turning, Shaping, Planing, slab milling,cylindrical grinding and internal grinding, Numerical Problems

Module-4 MECHANICS OF MACHINING PROCESSES 10 hours

MECHANICS OF MACHINING PROCESSESIntroduction, Chip formation, Orthogonal cutting, Merchants model for orthogonal cutting,Oblique cutting, Mechanics of turning process, Mechanics of drilling process, Mechanics ofmilling process, Numerical problems.

Module-5 TOOL WEAR, TOOL LIFE 10 hours

TOOL WEAR, TOOL LIFE: Introduction, tool wear mechanism, tool wear equations, tool lifeequations, effect of process parameters on tool life, machinability, Numerical problemsECONOMICS OF MACHNING PROCESSES: Introduction, choice of feed, choice of cuttingspeed, tool life for minimum cost and minimum production time, machining at maximumefficiency, Numerical problems

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023