ME3162/ME3162E

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

ME3162/ME3162E MANUFACTURING PROCESSES (Semester I : AY2011/2012) Time Allowed : 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

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This examination paper ontains SIX (6) !uestions and omprises SIX (6) printed pa"es. Answer all SIX (6) !uestions. This is an OPEN-BOO EXAMINATION!

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"UESTION 3

F#$%&' 2 $i"ure 2 shows a ri"ht%an"led & hannel o' hei"ht () width ( and len"th &. The thi *ness o' the hannel is t. The parameters o' produ tion are "i+en in Ta,le 1 'or ten di''erent ases su h that the produ t is seamless (i.e. manu'a tured in one pie e). All dimensions are in mm. -e"le t re!uirements on dimensional toleran e and orner radii.

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Serial no. 1 2 # 5 0 7 3 1 : 10 11 12 answer / & I 6 ( 8 9 A $ H ; < S ale o' produ tion 100)000 1)000)000 #00)000 0 100)000 1)000)000 00)000 2)000)000 10)000 1)000)000 # 2 & 0)000 00 00 1 0.# 2)000 00 100 000 10 00 1)000 ( 10 00 30 20 30 30 30 100 10 #0 00 1)000 t 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 0.# # 10 10 100 .aterial .ild steel St2ro'oam 4in Stainless steel /opper A r2li .elamine 'ormaldeh2de Aluminium .edium ar,on steel Tun"sten 8rass 8ron=e

.at h the 'ollowin" twel+e manu'a turin" pro esses to the twel+e ases a,o+e) one 'or ea h ase. $or ea h ase) simpl2 write down the serial num,er 'ollowed ,2 the alpha,et o' the pro ess that ,est suits the produ t spe i'i ations. 9xplanations are not ne essar2.

A. Stampin" 'rom sheet and ,endin" to & shape 8. 9xtrusion /. 9xtrusion) 'ollowed ,2 old tensile drawin" (. >ire% ut 9(. (9le tro%dis har"e ma hinin") 9. Trans'er mouldin" $. ?ollin" 6. 8lan*in" 'rom old%rolled sheet H. @owder metallur"2 I. (ie% astin" ;. .a hinin" 'rom ,lo * <. Sand astin" &. $oam moldin"