MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MACHINABILITY EVALUATION OF ANNEALED TITANIUM GRADE 2

The rapid growth in the utilization of titanium has brought many manufacturing challenges. Developing a new sustainable machining strategy is of utmost importance. In this study, the machinability of commercially pure titanium grade 2 (CP-Ti grade 2) was investigated under three different&#x...

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RATIONAL DECISION MODEL FOR SELECTION OF IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE USING EXPERT MAPPING STUDY

The rapid interest growth for the adoption of Improvement Initiative (IMI) indicates the importance of improvement to sustain the business and to remain competitive. This phenomenon contributes to the extensive evolution of IMI introduced throughout the recent decades compared to...

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AN INTEGRATED OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY OF THE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING USING BOX BEHNKEN METHOD AND GENETIC AlGORITHMS

Products used in critical industries like aerospace, automotive and power plant require specific and critical limits of the material properties. In aircraft a slight deviation from required specifications may result in the loss of both lives and equipment’s. Due to advancement in the&#x...

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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND CORROSION RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE OF EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES AS ORGANIC COATING MATERIALS FOR METAL COATING APPLICATION

Corrosion has been recognised as a cause of deterioration, failure, catastrophic accidents, and hazards in industrial and residential systems for more than 150 years, resulting in economic expenditures and societal impacts. The NACE estimates global corrosion expenses at $2,505 billion, or&...

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NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF HOT STAMPED BLANK B-PILLARS

The recent advances in sheet metal forming simulation technology have allowed engineers to predict the sheet metal stamped part performance prior to mass pro-duction by finite element method. However, the accuracy of such simulation meth-od is dependent on many factors such as right...

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DEVELOPMENT OF MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL ELASTOMER LINEAR ACTUATOR

Nowadays, the piezoelectric actuator is commonly used in micro-scale precision systems. However, the use of piezoelectric material is limited to a certain degree of motions because this material has a high tendency to fracture when prolonging exposure to vibrant environments. In contrast,&#x...

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EFFECTIVENESS OF MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION WHEN POCKET MILLING ALUMINUM ALLOY 7075-T6 WITH CARBIDE TOOLS UNDER HIGH-SPEED MACHINING

Abstract of thesis presented to the Senate of Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master in Engineering Technology (Manufacturing) EFFECTIVENESS OF MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION WHEN POCKET MILLING ALUMINUM ALLOY 7075-T6 WITH CARBIDE TOOL UND...

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MOBILITY IN AGILE STOCKS FOR AUTOMOTIVE PARTS SUPPLY SYSTEM

Manufacturing systems now face, the effects of an uncertain environment and challenges of responding quickly to the ever-changing customer requirements. This study expanded on the existing knowledge in agile manufacturing and stock control system by exploring stock control system to support ...

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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF EFFECT ON DIFFERENT ROT A TIONAL AND WELDING SPEED FOR FRICTION STIR WELDING (FS W) TEE-LAP JOINTS AA 5083

Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a solid state thermo mechanical joining process and consolidates the metals without reaching its melting temperature. It has been classified as an advanced welding method and a green process. The amount of heat produced by the suitable rotational and&...

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FEATURE-BASED MACHINING USING MACRO

This thesis presents a research work on the implementation of feature-based machining via macro programming technique. A part of new machining system based on STEP-NC requirement called Intelligent Machining System (IMS) was developed by using macros. An initial IMS component comprises of&#x...

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