Manufacturing Engineering
Overview
This unit of study aims to further develop an understanding of structure and property relationships of engineering materials and focuses on manufacturing processes for plastics and metal components.
Requisites
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply the relevant manufacturing processes for plastic and metal components
- Decide the choice of plastic materials relating to materials properties to produce a component
- Analyse metal forming processes such as extrusion, drawing, forging or rolling for forming and shaping of engineering materials
- Analyse the engineering performance of components
- Safely conduct experiments, analyse and interpret results and errors and formulate conclusions as part of a team
- Apply the sustainability software to carry out life cycle assessment of a product
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 | 2.00 | 3 weeks | 6 |
| On Campus Practical | |||
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Group | 5 - 10% | 6 |
| Examination | Individual | 40 - 50% | 1,2,3,4,6 |
| Laboratory Practicals | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,5 |
| 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:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) Obtain at least 40% in the final exam, and (iii) Obtain at least 40% of the possible marks for the laboratory hurdleStudents who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) and (iii) in full, will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Metal forming processes: mathematical modelling of bulk forming processes, powder metallurgy
- Polymer processing: extrusion, injection moulding and blow moulding
- Engineering performance of components
- Sustainability: life cycle assessment
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.