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DEPARTMENT – B.E.MECHANICAL DATE : 07/06/2013

The Kavery Engineering College,
ENGINEERING PAGE : 1 OF 2
Mecheri, Salem District.
SUBJECT PLAN
Academic Year 2013-2014
Semester III (Regulations 2008)

Hours/Week
UNCONVENTIONAL MACHINING PROCESSES L T P C
080120059
IV Year MECH SEC - B
3 1 0 4

Mr. K.NALLATHAMBI Assistant Professor MECH

Department
UNIT CONTENTS HOURS
I INTRODUCTION
Need for non-traditional machining methods-Classification of modern machining
processes –considerations in process selection. Materials. Applications. Ultrasonic 9
machining – Elements of the process, mechanics of metal removal process parameters,
economic considerations,applications and limitations, recent development
II MECHANICAL PROCESSES
Abrasive jet machining, Water jet machining and abrasive water jet machining Basic
principles,equipments, process variables, mechanics of metal removal, MRR,
application and limitations.Ultrasonic Machining. (AJM, WJM and USM). Working 9
Principles – equipment used – Process parameters – MRR-Variation in techniques used
– Applications

III ELECTRO – CHEMICAL PROCESSES

Fundamentals of electro chemical machining, electrochemical grinding, electro
chemical honing and deburring process, metal removal rate in ECM, Tool design,
Surface finish and accuracy economic aspects of ECM – Simple problems for 9
estimation of metal removal rate.Fundamentals of chemical, machining, advantages
and applications..

IV THERMAL METAL REMOVAL PROCESSES –I

General Principle and applications of Electric Discharge Machining, Electric Discharge
Grinding and electric discharge wire cutting processes – Power circuits for EDM,
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Mechanics of metal removal in EDM, Process parameters, selection of tool electrode
and dielectric fluids, methods surface finish and machining accuracy, characteristics of
spark eroded surface and machine tool selection. Wire EDM, principle, applications
V THERMAL METAL REMOVAL PROCESSES -II
Generation and control of electron beam for machining, theory of electron beam
machining,comparison of thermal and non-thermal processes –General Principle and
application of laser beam machining – thermal features, cutting speed and accuracy of
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cut. Application of plasma for machining, metal removal mechanism, process
parameters, accuracy and surface finish and other applications of plasma in
manufacturing industries. Chemical machining-principlemaskants –etchants-
applications. Magnetic abrasive finishing, Abrasive flow finishing.

TEXTBOOKS
Year of
S.No. Author Title of the Book Edition Publisher Publication

s.senthil Unconventional Machining 2nd 2006

1 A.R.S Publications
Processes
C.Elanchezhain Unconventional Machining 2005
2 Anuradha Publications
Processes

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DEPARTMENT RECORDS
REV NO : 00

DEPARTMENT – B.E.MECHANICAL DATE : 07/06/2013

The Kavery Engineering College,
ENGINEERING PAGE : 2 OF 2
Mecheri, Salem District.
SUBJECT PLAN
Academic Year 2013-2014
Semester III (Regulations 2008)

Hours/Week
UNCONVENTIONAL MACHINING PROCESSES L T P C
080120059
IV Year MECH SEC - B
3 1 0 4

Mr. K.NALLATHAMBI Assistant Professor MECH

Department
REFERENCE BOOKS
Year of
S.No. Author Title of the Book Edition Publisher Publication

Advanced Machining
Vijay.K. Jain Allied Publishers 2002
1 Processes Pvt. Ltd

Benedict. G.F. “Nontraditional 1987

2 Marcel Dekker Inc.,
Manufacturing Processes”
Pandey P.C. “Advanced Methods of 1998
3 Chapman and Hall
Machining”
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
1 Materials from Internet
2. Unconventional Machining Processes ppt videos
3.Materials from Unconventional Machining Processes workshop
PREPARED BY APPROVED BY

Staff in charge HoD ISO Coordinator Principal

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