Materials Processing and Machining
24 hours On Campus + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit develops students basic understanding of structure and the relationship of engineering materials and manufacturing processes, and emphasises shaping and forming, metrology and the aspect of quality metrology and the aspect of quality.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Analyse the structure and property of engineering materials based on heat treatment (K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2)
- Analyse different joining methods and engineered surfaces using different coating methods (K1, K4, S1, S2, A2)
- Research the failure of materials by the analysis of known failure case studies (S1, S2, A2)
- Use a series of materials removal processes and describe how a product is manufactured (K1, K2, K3, S1)
- Safely conduct experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors, and formulate conclusions (K1, S1, S2, A2)
- Apply sustainability software to carry out life cycle assessment of a product (K1, K2, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, A2)
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Lecture |
3.00 | 6 weeks | 18 |
| Live Online Lecture |
3.00 | 6 weeks | 18 |
| On-campus Class |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Lab |
1.00 | 6 weeks | 6 |
| On-campus Practical |
1.00 | 6 weeks | 6 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Sarawak
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Lecture | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Laboratory | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Individual | 5 - 10% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Examination | Individual | 40 - 50% | 1,2,3,4,6 |
| Laboratory Practicals | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Test | Individual | 5 - 10% | 1,2,3,4 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
- an aggregate mark for the unit of 50% or more, including- at least 40% in the final exam
Content
- Ferrous, non-ferrous metals and ceramics: production, heat treatment, joining and phase diagrams
- Surface Engineering: thermochemical, plating and deposition
- Material Removal Processes: HSS and carbide tools, wear and economics
- Manufacturing automation: Numerical control programming
- Metrology: linear and angular measurement
- Sustainability: life cycle assessment
- Graduate Attribute – Communication, Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills, Teamwork roles and processes
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies, Technical Literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.