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Materials and Manufacturing Lab
Room Number
EB2–033 ,
EB1–054
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Lab Director
Dr. Ibrahim Deiab |
Lab Instructor
Salman Pervaiz
Lab Technician
Mr. Ricardo De Jesus |
Course Number
MCE 215, MCE230, MCE 331, MCE 332L, MCE 434, MCE 435, MCE 490/MCE 491 |
Purpose of Lab
This lab serves both teaching and research activities in the area of material science and manufacturing engineering. Tests are conducted to study the mechanical properties of different materials such as metals, polymers and plastics.
The lab serves a multipurpose and interdisciplinary environment for both instructional and research-related machining operations. It is equipped with a variety of conventional and CNC machine tools. In addition to a range of sensors to measure, monitor and control machining processes. Current research work is focused on fundamental studies related to mechanistic modeling of machining processes, modeling of machining processes dynamics, monitoring of tool wear, machinability of various metals and finite element modeling of metal cutting. Currently, active research projects are focused on machinability of difficult-to-cut materials of interest to automotive and aerospace industries (e.g., MMCs and Titanium alloy).
Major Pieces of Equipment in the Lab
- CNC machining center
- CNC lathe
- Injection modeling machine
- General lathe
- Universal milling machines
- Surface grinder
- Shaping machine
- Drilling machine
- Grinding machine
- Tool post Dynamometer
- Tool makers microscopes
- Surface profilers
- Infrared thermometers
- Vibration and AE sensors
- Universal testing machine (INSTRON machine) of capacity 100 KN
- Corrosion and cathodic protection apparatus
- CARBOLITE 1100° C chamber furnace
- Hardness testing machine
- METACUT cut-off machine
- Sample injection molding apparatus
- HDT/VICAT softening point apparatus
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