Introduction to the students to the most important processes of manufacturing polymer products, gating and feeding systems of castings and casting properties of metals.

Student responsibilities:

Attendance at classes and exercises and taking preliminary exams / exam.

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

1 . Group polymer processing techniques

2 . Explain polymer processing techniques with impact on advanced processing techniques

3 . Explain basic equipment systems for polymer processing

4 . Recognise specificity in development of polymer products for certain processing technique

5 . Recognise applied polymer processing technique on particular product

6 . Explain casting properties of metals

7 . Calculate and illustrate gating system for metal casting

8 . Explain function of different elements of gating and feeding system

9 . Interpret the results of casting and solidification simulation

Lectures

1. Systematisation of polymer materials and most important properties

2. Extrusion (products, processes, equipment)

3. Injection moulding of polymers (products, processes, equipment)

4. Injection moulding of polymers (products, processes, equipment)

5. Advanced injection moulding (products, processes, equipment)

6. Additive manufacturing with polymers (techniques overview, applications)

7. Additive manufacturing in tool-making

8. Ecological aspects - polymer recycling + preliminary exam 1

9. Solidification and melt treatment

10. Casting properties of metals

11. Horizontal gating system

12. Vertical gating system

13. Feeding of castings

14. Casting simulation

15. Solidification simulation + preliminary exam 2

Exercises

1. Basics of design of polymer moulded parts

2. Basics of design of polymer moulded parts

3. Basics of design of moulds for injection moulding

4. Basics of design of moulds for injection moulding

5. Injection moulding

6. Injection moulding

7. Basics for design for additive manufacturing

8. Basics for design for additive manufacturing

9. Melt treatment

10. Melt treatment

11. Determination of casting properties of metals

12. Determination of casting properties of metals

13. Casting and solidification simulation

14. Casting and solidification simulation

15. Casting and solidification simulation

Compulsory literature:

3. Metal Casting, B. Bauer, I. Mihalic Pokopec, Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, 2017, p. 0-0

Recommended literature:

5. Casting, ASM Handbook, Vol. 15, ..., ASM International, 2008, p. 0-0

6. Metalcasting Principles and Techniques, Yury S. Lerner, P.N. Rao, American Foundry Society, 2013, p. 0-0