Course Title: UNCONVENTIONAL MACHINING

Course Code: 140AU9132 PROCESSES

(Common to Automobile and Mechanical Engg)
Core/Elective: Elective L : T : P : C : M 3 : 0 : 0 : 3 : 100
Type: Lecture Total Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites:
The student should have undergone the course(s):
Manufacturing Process I
Manufacturing Process II
Course Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
CO1. Classify Unconventional Machining Processes.
CO2. Compare various Mechanical energy based unconventional machining
processes
CO3. Compare various Electrical energy based unconventional machining processes
CO4. Compare various Chemical & Electro chemical energy based unconventional
Machining process
CO5. Compare various Thermal energy based unconventional machining processes
Course Content Hours

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Need for unconventional machining process-Advantages of UCM - Disadvantages of UCM -
Comparison of conventional and unconventional machining processes - Process parameters -
Processes based on type of energy required to shape the material- Processes based on
mechanism of material removal- Processes based on transfer media- Processes based on
source of energy
UNIT II MECHANICAL ENERGY BASED UCM PROCESSES 9
Principle of Mechanical energy based UCM Processes - Mechanical energy based
unconventional machining processes: Ultrasonic machining process, Abrasive Jet machining
process, Water Jet Machining process - Principle, Working of various elements, Mechanism
of metal removal, Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages. Comparison of Mechanical
energy based unconventional machining processes
UNIT III ELECTRICAL ENERGY BASED UCM PROCESSES 9
Principle of Electrical energy based UCM Processes - Electrical energy based unconventional
machining processes: Electric Discharge machining - Principle, Layout of EDM process,
Functions and types of dielectric fluid, Properties of different tool materials, Working of R-C
(Relaxation) circuit, R-C-L circuit, rotary pulse generator circuit, controlled pulse generator
circuit, Process parameters in EDM Process, Mechanism of metal removal, Applications,
Advantages and Disadvantages. Wire cut EDM (WCEDM) process: Layout, Construction and
working of various elements, Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages. Drilling and Die
sinking by EDM process. Comparison of Electrical energy based unconventional machining
processes
UNIT IV CHEMICAL & ELECTRO CHEMICAL ENERGY BASED UCM
PROCESSES 9

Principle of Chemical & Electro chemical energy based UCM Processes - Chemical &
Electro chemical energy based unconventional machining processes: Chemical machining,
Electro chemical machining, Electro chemical grinding, Electro chemical honing processes -
Principle, Working of various elements, Mechanism of metal removal, Applications,
Advantages and Disadvantages. Comparison of Chemical & Electro chemical energy based
unconventional machining processes

UNIT V THERMAL ENERGY BASED UCM PROCESSES 9

Principle of Thermal energy based UCM Processes - Thermal energy based unconventional
machining processes: Electron Beam machining (EBM), Laser Beam machining (LBM),
Plasma Arc machining (PAM) processes - Principle, Working of various elements,
Mechanism of metal removal, Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages. Comparison of
Thermal energy based unconventional machining processes
TEXT BOOKS
1. Vijay.K. Jain Advanced Machining Processes Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 2007
2. 2. Pandey P.C. and Shan H.S. Modern Machining Processes Tata McGraw-Hill,
New Delhi (2007).
REFERENCES
1. Benedict.G.F.Nontraditional Manufacturing Processes Marcel Dekker Inc., New
York (1987).
2. Paul De Garmo, J.T.Black, and Ronald.A.Kohser, Material and Processes in
manufacturing Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi ,8th Edition, 2001.
3. Ghosh and Malik, Manufacturing Science, 1st ed., EWP Private Ltd., 2008.

WEB REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machining
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_beam_machining
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining
http://mechteacher.com/manufacturing-technology/
http://www.engineershandbook.com/MfgMethods/nontraditionalmachining