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ME 488 Design for Manufacture & Assembly Shape Attributes

Materials Compatibility Magnesium & alloys Titanium and alloys Aluminum & alloys Refractory metals Copper & alloys Thermoplastics

Stainless Steel

Nickel & alloys

Carbon Steel

Zinc & alloys

Processes Solidification

sand casting investment casting die casting injection molding structural foam blow molding - extr blow molding - inj rotational molding impact extrusion cold heading closed die forging powder metal hot extrusion rotary swaging machined from stock ECM EDM Wire EDM sheet metal bending thermoforming metal spinning
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Bulk Deformation

Metal Removal

Profile Generation Sheet Forming

R. J. Eggert, BSU (Based on data from Boothroyd, Dewhurst & Knight)

thermosets

Alloy Steel

Cast Iron

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