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Mat and Proc
Exam Numba 1
Term | Definition |
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Tungsten | Which of the following is considered to be a Refractory Metal |
What are the compounds considered to be a Glass Former? | SiO2, B2O3, P2O5 |
Secondary Processing | A company that manufactures hard good consumer products from industrial stock |
Separating | Removes material or volume |
Chemical Milling | Non-mechanical separating |
Hard Automation | is all about the mechanical components (hardware and components) of an automated system- Designed for a large volume of a particular process or component |
Soft Automation | is all about the control methods of an automated systems - Can handle a wide variety of shapes, materials and processes |
Open-Loop Systems | meet a preset standard without monitoring the output or taking corrective action |
Closed-Loop Systems | Error Detection and Feedback Circuits are added to correct non-conforming products-not possible without sensors |
Sensitivity | is the ratio of a change in output to a change in input |
Numerical Control | A way to move a machine a pre-determined distance and speed, repeatedly, using a non-human input - Tape, Diskette, Disk or Computer Memory |
Adaptive Control Systems | will change input values as operating conditions change - Uses numerous sensors and transducers |
Normally Closed | Completes the circuit |
Hysteresis | ability to give the same output signal with increasing or decreasing values |
Basic Oxygen Furnace developed in | 1960 |
Tool Steel | have Carbides and usually contain Tungsten and Molybdenum |
Superalloys | Able to withstand high temperatures and highly oxidizing conditions - Iron - Nickel - Cobalt |
Bakelite | (thermoset) developed in 1907 -pan handle |
Polymer | a long chain of molecules that are linked together |
Elastic Deformation | means that the deformed plastic will spring back to its original size |
Creep Failure | occurs when the deformed part does not spring back to its original size |
Fining agents to help promote bubble removal - | - Nitrates, Chlorides, Fluorides, Sulfates |
Roving | bundle of untwisted strands |
yarn | strands are twisted |
Closed-Loop | The type of Control System that allows for Error Detection and Feedback Circuits is called: |
Zero | In a totally automated assembly plant, how many employees should be in the production area? |
Be ON unless the switch is activated | In a Normally Closed control circuit, the motor being controlled will: |
ZigBee Alliance | Which type of wireless standard will allow you to use the lowest amount of power? |
Conditionally Exempt Generator | If your company produces less than 100 Kg of Hazardous Waste per month, the EPA would consider your company to be: |
Metals | Over 67% of all the elements are: |
Molecule | The smallest part of a compound that retains the properties of that compound is called |
The tensile strength goes up | As the hardness of a metal goes up in value: |
India 500 A.D. (Crucible Steel) | Steel was first developed in what country and when? |
.18% | 1018 Steel contains how much carbon? |
1/8 | Plastics are about ___ the Density of Steel. |
Condensation Polymerization | Which of the following types of Polymerization is used to produce Thermosets? |
Pine Trees | Which of the following is not considered to be a Hardwood |
12 inches X 12 inches X 1 inch | What are the dimensions of a Board Foot? |
Difficult to Drill or Machine | What is a disadvantage of Ceramic Materials? |
polystyrene | What material cannot be remelted |
Matrix | The part of a Composite that holds everything together is called the: -Corrosion resistance -starts out as a liquid |
Prepreg | A Composite material that is a fiber saturated with resin, sealed in a bag, stored in a refrigerator and not yet cured is referred to as a: |
Costs of Labor & Government Regulations | The only differences from country to country are |
up | As the value of the U.S. Dollar goes down, the value of other currency goes |
Non-consumable Hard Goods | Vehicles, Chemicals, Machinery, etc. |
Non-consumable Soft Goods | Paper, Textiles, Software |
Extractive Industries | Companies that extract - Metals, Minerals and Chemicals - Oil and Gas - Timber **Primary Processing** |
The 5 major Process Actions | -Forming -Separating -Fabricating -Conditioning -Finishing |
Forming | Changes the size or the shape of the material |
Types of Forming | - Bending - Stretching - Casting - Pressing - Molding |
Machining | Mechanical chip-producing |
Shearing and Torch Cutting | Mechanical non chip-producing |
Fabricating | Adhesion, Cohesion, and mechanical joining |
Adhesion | (PHYSICAL BONDING) - Soldering, Brazing and Gluing |
Cohesion | (CHEMICAL BONDING) - Welding |
Mechanical Joining | - Fasteners |
Conditioning | Changing the internal or external properties of the material |
Finishing | -Improves the outward appearance of the material -Protects the exterior surface of the material -Prepares the surface of the material for the application of a coating |
Adam Smith | Who is credited for the Division of Labor |
Frederick Taylor | Who is credited with Unskilled Factory System |
Vertical Integration | Make and control everything you need to create your product |
Model T Ford | The first mass-produced automobile |
Fixed Manufacturing Rate (Cycle Time) | Controlled by assembly line conveyors |
WIP | Work in Process |
JIT | Just In Time |
Decrease | We always want to ____ WIP |
The excess materials are taxed and aren't being currently sold | Why is excess WIP a problem? |
INCREASES | EVERY OBSTRUCTION ___ WIP |
Quality Characteristics | -Appropriate for use -Safe for use -Value for use -Reliability in use |
SPC (Statistical Process Control) | Upper and lower control unit as boundaries -If quality goes outside of boundaries (BAD PRODUCT): Stop Production |
The 5 Whys | Lean tool to get to root cause |
80% of the wealth is controlled by 20% of the population | Pareto Analysis |
MRP (Material Requirements Planning) | Track, purchase and release materials |
Push System | Order the materials and then establish a start date to PUSH production through the plant |
Pull System | - Ship the order when it is received - This requires WIP and finished product inventory - Kanban Approach |
Kanban | -Aligns inventory levels with actual consumption. -A signal tells a supplier to produce and deliver a new shipment when material is consumed. -Uses the rate of customer demand to control the rate of production. |
red kanban card | A ____ lying in an empty parts cart conveys that more parts are needed. |
ROBUSTNESS | makes a product insensitive to fluctuations in the working environment. |
The Dependent Variable | ____ is the outcome or quality that you would like to achieve. |
Automation | -Does not always reduce waste -Does not always improve productivity -Should increase the rate of production -Should be used to remove workers from unsafe or unhealthy production processes |
first | Solve the most frequently occurring problems ___ |
before | Solve cycle-time variability problems ____ you start automation |
THROUGHPUT | is the amount of product that moves through an entire process in a given period of time |
Primary Manufacturers | make industrial stock or raw materials |
Secondary Manufacturers | make discreet products or components from industrial stock or raw materials |
Turnkey System | a standardized and ready to operate once it is purchased |
Transient Response | Affects the systems ability to achieve a desired output |
Damping | is a method of data smoothing |
Overdamped | An____ response will smooth the data too much |
Underdamped | An _____ response does not smooth the data enough |
Steady-state error | is the difference between the actual output and the desired output |
Stability | is how well the control system can maintain a steady state of output |
Electromechanical Relays | _____ have a much greater failure rate than PLCs |
PLCs | -usually fail all at once -cost more but last longer and have less variability |
Stability | Opposite of variability |
Point-to-point Systems | - Usually a 2-axis coordinate system - Can only move in one axis at a time - No specific tool path |
Continuous-path Systems | - Can control the tool feed rate - Offsets and compensation in the tool path are possible - Can produce complex curved surfaces |
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) | -A microprocessor is built into the control panel of the individual machine tool -Allows the operator to make tool path, feed and speed changes very easily |
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) | Can be developed with or without NC technology • Manage EVERYTHING - Part Design - Part Machining - Data Planning - Sales - Accounting - Management Functions |
Bulk Systems | Transport and feed Liquids, Gases and granular solids |
Feeder Systems | Convey and position discreet components |
Magazine Systems | - Convey pre-positioned components - Strip or Reel Feeding |
Dead-End Escapement | to a fixed point |
Capture and Place Escapement | to a particular place |
Sensors | are devices that gather information -detect characteristics or conditions of a variable |
Transducers | gather and convert information. |
Momentary Switches | are only active when pressed |
Normal State | is the position when there is no activiy |
Normally Open | Breaks the circuit |
Discrete Device | is either on or off, open or closed, black or white |
Analog Device | produces a signal that is proportional to the characteristic being measured |
Sensitivity | A measure of the smallest change that can be detected |
Absolute Sensitivity | a ratio of the change in output per unit change of the input |
Resolution | the smallest change that can be detected |
Accuracy | largest expected error as a percentage of the full range of output |
Error | the difference between the measured value and the actual value |
Zero Drift | getting an output signal when there is no input value |
Dynamic Range | the range between the minimum and maximum measurable values |
Input Span | the portion of the dynamic range that can be used without getting any errors |
EEPROM | Electrically Erasable Programmable Readonly Memory -Retains its contents even when the power is turned off |
Bus | the hardware that connects all the devices in a control system |
Product Life Cycle | The time that a product is in use, up until it wears out and is no longer fit for use |
False | True or False: Materials are selected based on a cost basis |
The Middle of the Periodic Table | - Elements become more dense - Elements become less reactive |
The Edges of the Periodic Table | - Elements become less dense - Elements become more reactive - Except for the Inert Gases on the Far Right |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (1983) |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
CAS Numbers | Chemical Abstracts Service |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
EPA Hazardous Wastes | A waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on human health and the environment |
Conditionally Exempt (EPA) | - less than 100 kg. per month |
Small Quantity Generator (EPA) | 100 to 1000 kg. per month |
Large Quantity Generator (EPA) | over 1000 kg. per month |
Manifest | Must be filled out any time a hazardous waste is transported (EPA) |
67% | Over ___ of all the Elements are classified as Metals |
Pure | Metals are those that are found in Nature |
Ferrous | - Contains Iron as the primary constituent |
Nonferrous | Does not contain Iron as the primary constituent Softer than Steel More corrosion resistant than steel More expensive than steel |
INORGANIC | Metals • Ceramics • Glass • Water • Stone |
ORGANIC | Polymers • Wood / Paper • Textiles • Petroleum / Coal |
Metallic Element | Valence of -1, -2 or -3 opaque as a solid or liquid easily shaped and strengthened conducts electricity and heat very well |
Sodium -1 | which is the most reactive element: Aluminum -3 Magnesium -2 Sodium -1 |
Carbon Steel | Iron, Carbon, Manganese and Silicon |
Stainless Steel | Iron, Carbon, Manganese, Silicon, Chromium and Nickel |
Bronze | Copper, Tin and Silicon |
Increases | The Conductivity of metals decreases as the temperature |
decreases | The Conductivity of metals increases as the temperature |
Resistance | is the opposite of Conductivity |
Superconductor | is a metal that is able to conduct electricity without any resistance to the flow of current |
up | As Hardness goes up, Tensile strength goes |
down | As Hardness goes up, Elongation normally goes |
down | As Hardness goes up, Machinability normally goes |
Fatigue | repeatedly stressing the metal) |
Creep | the amount of deformation at higher temperatures |
Plasticity | ability to change shape as force is applied |
Ductility | ability to be formed without breaking |
STEEL | An alloy of Iron and less than 2% Carbon |
3000 B.C. | Iron was first smelted for use in about |
Wrought Iron | All steels until about the 14th century were made from |
Pig Iron | is 100% new Iron made from Iron Ore |
The Bessemer Process | developed in England (1855) used an air blast to burn out the Carbon in the molten Iron |
1870 | Regenerative Preheating Open Hearth Furnaces were developed in |
Electric Arc Furnace | developed after 1900 (can be shut down between uses) |
mill scale | Steel will have a dark __ ___ on the surface |
Hot Rolled Steel | Steel that is weak/soft, cheap, and recrystallizes without getting harder |
Cold Rolled Steel | Steel that is expensive, strong, and will harden (may need pickled in an acid bath) |
Low Alloy Steel (up to 6 % alloy) | 41XX, 86XX, 61XX are |
High Alloy Steel (over 6 % alloy) a.k.a. "Stainless Steel" | 410, 440, 304, 316 are |
Carbon Steel | has a BROWN color code |
Alloy Steels | are marked with 2 colors |
Gray Cast Iron | -Excellent machinability -Good sound damping ability -Difficult to weld -Low Elongation |
White Cast Iron | Good for making wear resistant castings -Impact crusher parts -Difficult to weld -Difficult to machine -Very Hard |
Malleable Cast Iron | -Has good Elongation -Good for machined pipe fitting -Difficult to weld |
Ductile Cast Iron (SGI) | -Very good strength and machinability -High Elongation -Difficult to weld |
Compacted Graphite Cast Iron (CGI) | Has Tensile and Elongation like Ductile Iron and machinability and sound damping like Gray Iron -Used for diesel engine blocks and disk brake rotors |
Austempered Ductile Cast Iron (ADI) | Twice as strong as regular Ductile Iron -As strong as steel with better wear resistance -Requires precise heat treatment -Difficult to weld |
Copper, Aluminum, Lead, Zinc, Tin, Nickel, Magnesium and Titanium are important Nonferrous Metals | Important Nonferrous Metals |
Refractory Metals | Super high strength at super high temperatures -Difficult to shape -Powder Metals |
Tungsten (W) | Highest melting point metal |
Celluloid | (thermoplastic) developed in 1866-film |
Thermoplastics | can be re-melted and recycled |
Thermosets | cannot be re-melted or easily recycled |
Resins | the building blocks of Plastics |
Commodity Resins | - General purpose applications - Lower cost - Polyethylene (PE) - Polypropylene (PP) - Polystyrene (PS) - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
Engineering Resins | - Specialty, High Performance applications - Higher cost - Nylon - Epoxy - Acrylic - Polycarbonate (PC) - Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) |
Natural Polymers | made from Cotton and Wood Cellulose |
Synthetic (man made) Polymers | Man made from oil and natural gas |
Elastomers | can be elongated (stretched) to twice their normal size and will return to their original size - Natural Rubber - Synthetic Rubber |
Polymerization | Molecules of chemical raw materials can be made to link together by applying heat (or other forms of energy), pressure, or a Catalyst |
increases; increases | As the degree of Polymerization increases - Molecular Weight ___ and Viscosity ___ |
Addition Polymerization | Used to produce Thermoplastics |
Condensation Polymerization | Used to produce Thermosets |
Amorphous Molecules | are arranged randomly and are intertwined -fast cooling -thermosets -glass |
Crystalline Molecules | are arranged in a distinct, orderly pattern -slow cooling -thermoplastics -ceramics |
Glass Transition Temperature | Thermoplastics will retain their shape up to a point called the |
Melting Point | occurs when the molecular chains lose their linkages and become fully liquid |
70% 25% 5% | Wood Composition __ is Cellulose __ is Lignin __ extractive materials |
Moisture and Density | ___ and ___ control the strength of wood materials |
Hardwood | - Deciduous trees which shed their leaves each year - Generally grown East of the Mississippi River |
Softwood | - Conifer trees which keep their needles all year round - Grown in Southern and Western regions -Do not have pores |
Open-Grain (large pores) | Hardwood: - Oak - Mahogany - Ash -more dense -harder |
Closed-Grain (small pores) | Hardwood: - Maple - Cherry - Birch -less hard and less dense -prettier |
3 board feet | 12X12X3 inches is |
clay and glass; inorganic | ceramic materials are made of ___ and __ they are all ____ |
Na2O, PbO, K2O, Li2O | Fluxes to reduce melting points |
- CaO, Al2O3 | Viscosity and Toughness Modifiers |
Colorants | Metal oxides with 3d, 4f electron structures |
reinforcement | - Material that adds strength properties - Starts out as a filler, fiber or solid |
Fillers | - Increase volume - Bridge gaps between reinforcements - Reduce cost - Have weight and take up space |
E-Glass | Electrically insulating; 50% SiO2 |
S-Glass (a.k.a. R-Glass & T-Glass) | Stronger than E-Glass |
Strand | glass filaments |
yield | yards of fiber roving per pound |
mat | non-woven fabric |
Back Skin Laminate | fine fiber glass |
Scrim | - small pieces of solid core glued to a fabric - used for curved surfaces |
Matrix Thermosets | - Polyester (most common) - Vinyl Ester - Epoxy |
Matrix Thermoplastics | - Nylon - PS - PE - Acrylic |
Thixotropic Agents | will prevent the Gel Coat from dripping and sagging |
Prepregs | - Fiber saturated with resin but not yet cured - Available in many shapes and forms - Must be kept cool to prevent polymerization |
30 | The smallest sample size for accurate statistical analysis is: |
To improve productivity | The primary goal of automation is: |
Automation does not require any human presence | What is the main difference between Automation and Mechanization? |
Chronic | When considering Operation Cycle Time Variability, any problem that happens repeatedly is referred to as: |
To provide a living for the owners, the employees and their families | The purpose of a Manufacturing business is: |
Vehicles | Which of the following is a Non-consumable Hard Good? |
A company that owns and operates restaurants | Which of the following is not a Manufacturing company? |
Surfing | Which of the following is not a major Material Processing Action? |
Cohesion | Type of Bonding that will give you the highest strength? |
A solar airplane project - Solar Impulse 2 | What is Si2? |
Eli Whitney | Who is credited with the concept of Interchangeability of Parts? |
Work in Process | What does WIP mean? |
Toyota (1950's) | Which of the following companies developed the Kanban concept for Manufacturing? |
Pull System | Kanban is used for which type of Manufacturing Control System? |
Steel | Of all of the metals, which is the most widely recycled (largest tonnage)? |
Elements become less reactive | As you get closer to the middle of the Periodic Table of Elements: |
8 | With the exception of Hydrogen and Helium, all other elements what to have what number of electrons in their outer shell? |
Steady-state Error | In a Control System, the difference between the actual output and the desired output is called: |
PLCs | For On/Off operations which type of control is more desirable? |