Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,

National Institute of Technology: Tiruchirappalli – 620 015

Course Code : MTPC24

Course Title : Metal forming technology
Number of Credits 3
Prerequisites : MTPC23
(Course code)
Course Type : PC

Course Learning Objectives

To know the concepts of metal forming and associate technologies and apply them
to the conventional and advanced materials manufacturing for various structural
applications
Course Content
Classification of metal forming processes, hot, cold and warm working, flow curve
for materials, effect of temperature, strain rate and microstructural variables;
residual stresses, experimental techniques, yielding theories, processing maps
Classification of forging processes, forging equipment, forging defects, plane strain
forging analysis, open die forging and close die forging operations, force calculations
Classification of rolling processes, rolling mills, cold rolling, hot rolling, rolling of
bars, billets and shapes, defects in rolled products, gauge control systems, process
variables in rolling
Types of extrusion, process variables, extrusion defects, force calculation, wire, rod,
and tube drawing, lubrication processes
Shearing, blanking, bending, stretch forming, deep drawing, defects in formed
products, explosive forming, electro-hydraulic and magnetic forming processes,
formability diagrams
Reference Books
1. Dieter G. E, ‘Mechanical Metallurgy’, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 1988
2. Higgins R.A, ‘Engineering Metallurgy’, Volume II, ELBS, 1975
3. Harris J.N, ‘Mechanical Working of Metals-Theory and Practice’, Pergamon
Press, 1983
4. Narayanasamy R, ‘Metal Forming Technology’, Ahuja Book Company, 1997
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able
1. Apply the concept of plastic deformation for metals and alloys to convert them
in to useful shapes for intended engineering applications [1, 8]

2. Differentiate the various metal forming technology and choose the appropriate
one for required engineering applications [1, 5]

3. Provide the successful solution to the various materials design and selection
criteria for demanding engineering applications. [2, 5]

Analyze various operational and materials parameters influencing the metal

4.
forming quality [1, 2, 3, 10, 11]

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