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Question Paper Code: 86779

M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2016

First Semester

M.E Manufacturing Engineering

MF 7203 – THEORY OF METAL FORMING

( Regulations 2013)

Time: Three hours Maximum:100marks

Answer ALL questions.

Part A-(10x2=20marks)

1. What is meant by stress concentration.

2. What is meant by strain energy ?

3. What are the different types of friction ?

4. State coulomb’s law of friction and state its limitations.

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of super plastic forming ?

6. Give any four examples for hydro forming components.

7. State the difference between convectional and high speed extrusion.

8. State the advantages and disadvantages of isothermal forming.

9. What is gliding velocity ?

10. Define formability.

 PART – B (5 * 13 = 65 Marks )

11. (a) Explain Tresca and von-Mises criterion and compare the both with simple
sketches

OR

(b) Explain Mohr’’s circle representation of a state of stress in two and three
dimensional with simple sketches

12. (a) Determine the true strain rate in extruding a round billet of radius
function of distance from the entry of a conical die

OR

(b) Discuss in detail the design consideration in formimg process.

13. (a) (i) State the general characteristics of sheet metal forming processes. 8

(ii) State the difference between blanking and fine blanking. 5

OR

(b) (i) Explain explosive forming process with neat sketches. 8

(ii) State the advantages and limitations of super plastic forming 5

process.

14. (a) (i) Explain super plastic forming and state its advantages and 6.5
limitations.

(ii) Explain in detail powder rolling processes with neat sketches. 6.5

OR

(b) (i) Explain in detail high speed extrusion with sketches 6.5

(ii) Explain hot isostatic pressing with neat sketches. 6.5

15. (a) (i) Explain friction between metallic layers neat sketch. 6.5

(ii) Discuss about thin aluminium alloy cladding. 6.5

OR

(b) (i) Explain the process to evaluate formability of laminated sheet. 6.5

(ii) Explain triplex steel rolling process. 6.5

PART –C (1 *15= 15 Marks)

16. (a) Analyse thermo mechanical regimes of Ti and Al alloy during

deformation.
OR

(b) Explain how water hammer is formed with an example.