MTE6887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials
Faculty of Engineering
MTE6887 Additive manufacturing of polymeric and functional materials is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MTE6887
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MTE6887
No unit lists MTE6887 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Additive Manufacturing (AM) of polymeric materials is an important manufacturing platform for the fabrication of functional and customisable engineered products. This unit will provide an overview of existing additive manufacturing processes such as 'fused deposition modelling', 'stereolithography', 'polymer jetting' and 'powder bed fusion'. Each of these technologies relies on the appropriate selection of a polymer and the fundamentals of different classes of polymeric materials will be reviewed. Advantages and drawbacks of existing and emerging AM technologies will also be discussed. The unit will also investigate examples of the use of these technologies for the design and fabrication of functional polymeric parts. You will obtain practical skills in 3D printing of polymers, computer-aided design and processing of polymers for additive manufacturing.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise and distinguish between the different classes of polymeric materials used for Additive Manufacturing.
- 2
Select the adequate Additive Manufacturing process based on the functional requirements of the product.
- 3
Demonstrate in-depth understanding of additive manufacturing technologies.
- 4
Discuss in detail the factors that affect geometric properties such as minimum wall thickness, minimum feature size and/or minimum space between designed surface of 3D printed part.
- 5
Choose appropriate strategy for the orientation of a 3D printed part on the build platform and the generation of the support structure in order to minimise postprocessing activities.
- 6
Demonstrate practical skills in 3D printing of polymers.
Workload and teaching
2 hours lectures, 1 hour applied class and 9 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
MTE6887 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Gagan Kaur
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Neil Cameron
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MTE6887?
MTE6887 has no prerequisites.
When is MTE6887 offered?
In 2020, MTE6887 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Which majors and minors include MTE6887?
MTE6887 is part of Engineering PhD program.