Lesson Plan
Subject : Non Conventional Machining (MEP-402A)
Lesson plan Duration : 15 Weeks
Work load (lecture) per week : Lectures: 3 hours/Week
Lecture No Description
1 Introduction about syllabus, Vision, Mission and PO’s
2 Unit 1: Characteristics of conventional machining processes
Comparison of conventional and non-conventional machining processes, classification
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of non-conventional machining processes
4 History of non-conventional processes, advantages of non-conventional machining
processes
Disadvantages of non-conventional machining processes, applications of
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nonconventional machining processes.
6 Need of Non-conventional machining processes with examples
7 Ultrasonic Machining, process principle, equipment,
Design consideration for tool, tool feed mechanism, abrasive slurry, Liquid media,
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operation of USM, process parameters, process capabilities,
9 Mechanics of cutting in USM, applications, advantages, disadvantages of USM
10 Metal removal mechanism, Effect of parameters
Unit II: Abrasive jet machining (AJM): process principle, equipment, process
11
parameters,
Process capabilities, applications of AJM, advantages, disadvantages, Mechanics of
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cutting in AJM.
Water jet machining (WJM): process principle, equipment, process parameters, process
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capabilities
14 Metal removal rate, applications, advantages, disadvantages of WJM.
Abrasive water jet machining (AWJM): process principle, equipment, process
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parameters,
Process capabilities, Metal removal rate, applications of AWJM, advantages and
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disadvantages of AWJM.
17 Chemical machining: Introduction, process principle
18 Five steps of chemical machining, elements of process
19 Influence of etchant medium, selection of maskant and etchants, chemical blanking
Accuracy of chemical blanking, applications of chemical machining, advantages of
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chemical machining, disadvantages of chemical machining
21 Unit III: Chemical milling, photochemical machining
Electrochemical machining (ECM): classification of ECM processes Fundamental
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principles of ECM,
23 Elements of ECM process, Electro-chemistry of ECM process,
24 Process parameters, process characteristics, tool design, accuracy
25 Determination of metal removal rate, evaluation of metal removal rate of an alloy,
26 Surface finish and work material characteristics
27 Economic consideration, advantage, limitation and application Basics of
28 Electrochemical grinding, deburring and honing.
29 Repeat of tool design, accuracy
Unit IV: Electric discharge machining (EDM): Principal and metal removal
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mechanism, generators
31 Electrode feed control, electrode material, tool electrode tool design
32 EDM wire cutting, surface finish, accuracy and application.
33 Laser beam machining (LBM): Introduction, generation of LASER,
34 Equipment and mechanism of metal removal, LBM parameters and characteristics,
35 Applications, Advantages & limitations.
36 Electron beam machining (EBM): Introduction, Principle
37 Equipment and mechanism of metal removal, applications, advantages and limitations.
38 Repeat of EDM wire cutting, surface finish, accuracy and application.
39 Repeat of generation of LASER
