Plastics Mould Manufacturing Technology
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Plastics Mould Manufacturing Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Plastics Mould Manufacturing Technology (subject code 3732406) as prescribed for PE · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 7 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3732406)Unit 1 Material for Moulds
- Selection of steels – Properties of steels – common steels used for moulds – strength of materials
- calculation of wall thickness for cavity – Insert size – Life of mould Non-ferrous metals for mould construction: Application – Zinc base alloys – Aluminium alloys – Beryllium copper Non-metallic materials for mould construction: Advantages and its applications – epoxies - polyester – silicon
Unit 2 Surface Treatment of Mould Materials
- Introduction – Heat treatment process – case hardening – through hardening – nitriding – tips on successful heat treatment – vacuum hardening – cryogenic heat treatment – Hard chrome plating – Nickel plating – chemical etching – Mould Polishing techniques
Unit 3 Mould Making Techniques
- Pantograph engraving – Hydro copying – Jig boring – CNC machines – CNC Lathe –CNC Milling – CNC EDM – Advantages and its Applications – Assembly of moulds – Rapid prototyping
Unit 4 Inspection and Quality Control of Moulds
- Introduction to Tool Room measuring instruments – Vernier – Micrometer – Height Gauge – Slip Gauge – Dial Gauge – Measuring tapers and angles – CMM
Unit 5 Mould Estimation, Repair and Protection
- Procedure for estimating mould cost – General outline – Cost calculation – Basic moulds – Cavity – Basic functional components – Special functions etc
- Introduction – Mould Repair and maintenance – scheduling mould maintenance – advantages – storage – corrosion protection – wear and lubrication – special consideration. 11 Subject Code: 3732406 w.e.f