Assignment

Questions from Ch 10 & 11 in DeGarmo 11th edition.

The assignment will be graded out of a possible 50 points.

The Due date is 11/04/2014.

(TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA BLACKBOARD)

1.What is the objective of a manufacturing operation, and what are some of the details in meeting this objective? (RQ10.1)

2.In a manufacturing environment, why should the selection and use of engineering materials be a matter of constant reevaluation? (RQ10.4)

3.How might geometric requirements influence selection of the method of fabrication? (RQ10.15)

4.In what way might failure analysis data be useful in a material selection decision? (RQ10.29)

5.What are some of the most common causes of product liability Losses? (RQ10.38)

6.What are six activities that are conducted on almost every manufactured product? (RQ11.1)

7.What are the five basic families of shape-production processes? Cite one advantage and one limitation of each family. (RQ11.3

8.What are the two stages of solidification, and what occurs during each? (RQ11.3)

9.Why is it important to design the geometry of the gating system to control the rate of metal flow as it travels from the poring cup into the mold cavity? (RQ11.32)

10.What are the three stages of contraction or shrinkage as a liquid is converted into a finished casting? (RQ11.37)