INGENIØRSKOLERNES PROCESDATABASE
The overall structure of this database is based on the book Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, by S. Kalpakjan, third edition 1995.
I MATERIALS
5. Steels
Carbon and alloy steel
Stainless steel
Tool and die steel
6. Nonferrous metals and alloys
Aluminium
Magnesium
Copper
Nickel
Superalloys
Titanium
Refractory metals
Berylium
Zirconium
Low melting alloys
Precius metals
Shape-memory alloys
Amorphous alloys
7. Polymers
Themoplastics
Thermosetting plastics
Biodegradeble plastics
Elastomers (rubbers)
8. Ceramics, graphite and diamond
Glasses
Glass ceramics
Graphite
Diamond
9. Composite materials
Reinforced plastics
Metal matrix composites
Ceramic matrix composites
Other composites
Honeycombe structures
II METAL-CASTING PROCESSES
10. Metal casting
Sand casting (Sandstøbning)
Shell-mold casting
Expandable pattern casting - lost foam
Plaster mold casting (Støbning i gipsform)
Ceramic-mold casting (Støbning i keramikform)
Investment casting (Præsisionsstøbning?)
Vacuum casting (Vakuum støbning)
Permanent mold casting (Støbning i permanent form = kokillestøbning)
Slush casting
Pressure casting (Trykstøbning)
Die casting (diecast)
Centrifugal casting (Centrifugalstøbning)
Squeeze casting and semisolid metal forming
III FORMING AND SHAPING PROCESSES
13. Rolling (Valsning)
Flat roling
Shape roling
Seamless tubing
Continous casting and roling
14. Forging (Smedning)
Open die forging
Impression die and closed die forging
Hot pressing
Rotary swaging
15. Extrusion and drawing (Ekstrudering og trækning)
The extrusion processHot extrusion
Cold extrusion
Impact extrusion
Hydrostatic extrusion
The drawing process
16. Sheet metal forming (Pladeformgivning)
Shearing
Bending
Tube bending
Strecch forming
Deep drawing
Rubber forming
Spinning
Superplastic forming
Peen forming
Explosive forming
Magnetic pulse forming
Other sheet forming methods
17. Powder metallurgy (Pulverpresning)
Compaction and sinteringProcesdatabladSelective laser sintering (rapid prototyping)
18. Forming and shaping plastics and composite materials
Extrusion
Injection moulding processesBlow moulding
Rotational moulding
ThermoformingVacuum formingCompression moulding
Compression moulding
Transfer moulding
Casting
Cold forming and solid phase forming
Processing elastomers
Processing reinforced plastics
Processing ceramics
Manufacturing honeycomb materials
18a. Rapid prototyping
19. Forming and shaping of ceramics and glass
Shaping ceramics
Forming and shaping glass
Treating glass
IV MATERIAL REMOVAL PROCESSES
22. Machining, round shapes
TurningProcesdatabladHigh speed and ultra precision machining
Threating
Boring
Drilling
Reaming
Tapping
23. Machining, various shapes
MillingProcesdatabladPlaning and shaping
Broaching
Sawing
Filing and finishing
Gear cutting
25. Abrasive machining and finishing operations
The grinding process
Ultrasonic machining
Finishing
Deburring
26. Nontraditional machining
Chemical machining
Electrochemical machining
Electrochemical grinding
Electric discharge machining (EDM)ProcesdatabladWire EDM
Laser beam machining
Electronic beam machining
Water jet machining
Abasive jet machining
V JOINING (Sammenføjning)
27. Fusion welding
Oxyfuel gas welding
Arc-welding with consumable electrodeProcesdatabladArc-welding with nonconsumable electrode
Thermit welding
Electron-beam welding
Laser beam welding
Cutting
28. Solid state welding (Fastfase svejsning)
Cold welding
Ultrasonic welding
Friction welding
Resistance weldingSpot weldingProcesdatabladExplosive welding
Difusion bonding
30. Brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, and mechanical fastening processes
Brazing
SolderingProcesdatabladAdhesive bonding
Mechanical fastening
Joining plastics
VI SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Overfladeteknologi)
33. Surface treatment, coating and cleaning
Mechanical surface treatment
Mechanical surface coating
Case hardening
Thermal spraying
Vapoor Deposition - PVD/CVD
Ion implantation
Diffusion coating
ElectroplatingGeneral descriptionElectroless plating
Electroforming
Anodizing
Conversion coating
Hot dipping
Porcelain enameling
Ceramic coating
Organic coating
Diamond coating
Painting
Surface texturing
Cleaning surfaces
OTHER
INGENIØRSKOLERNES PROCESDATABASE© DTU, 1996
This page was last updated on 29.07.1996, Torben Lenau, Thomas Nissen, DTU.