Total No. of Questions : 10] SEAT No.

P3052 [Total No. of Pages : 2

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B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) (Semester - I)
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
(2012 Pattern)
Time : 2½ Hours] [Max. Marks : 70
Instructions to the candidates:
1) All questions are compulsory. i.e. Solve Q.1 or Q.2, Q.3 or Q.4, Q.5 or Q.6, Q.7 or
Q.8, Q.9 or Q.10.
2) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
3) Assume suitable data, if necessary.
4) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.

Q1) a) State the parameters that are necessary to control for the soundness and
quality of the squeeze casted products. [4]
b) Flow forming has emerged as the most advanced metal forming technique
in comparison to extrusion and tube drawing. Comment on the statement.[6]
OR
Q2) a) Differentiate between conventional spinning and metal spinning processes.
[4]
b) Name with sketch four commonly used tool (pin) profiles in FSW. [6]

Q3) a) Differentiate the isotropic and anisotropic chemical etching processes.[4]

b) State the principle of laser-based heat treatment. Also, state the factors
which affect the heat treatment. [6]
OR
Q4) a) State why friction stir welding is considered as ‘Green technology’. [4]
b) Explain with neat sketch the different machining zones in electrochemical
grinding. [6]

Q5) a) With a schematic of diamond turn machine (DTM) name the various
components of DTM based on their functionality. [8]
b) Differentiate the Ultrasonic machining process with Ultrasonic
micromachining process in terms of abrasive particle size, tool or feature
size, static load, vibration frequency and amplitude. [8]
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Q6) a) Explain the effects of process parameters of m-EDM on oversize and
aspect ratio. Also, State the variants of m-EDM process. [8]
b) Using cause and effect diagram state the various process parameters of
the ultrasonic micromachining (USMM) process that affects the process
performance. [8]

Q7) a) Explain how additive manufacturing technique will lead to direct digital
manufacturing? Explain the step wise generic process of Additive
Manufacturing technique. [8]
b) With a schematic state the working principle of sheet lamination process.
Also, state various methods to manufacture a component using this
technique. [8]
OR
Q8) a) What are the advantages of additive manufacturing processes in
comparison to subtractive manufacturing processes? Also, categorize
the additive manufacturing processes as specified by ASTM standard.[8]
b) With a schematic state the principle of powder bed fusion (PBF) additive
manufacturing process. Also, state the different fusion mechanisms used
in PBF process. [8]

Q9) a) With a schematic explain the working principle and applications of

Interference comparators. [6]
b) With a schematic describe the functions of various components of Atomic
Force Microscope (AFM). [6]
c) Comment on importance of measuring techniques in micromachining.
Also, classify measuring systems used for dimensional measurements
and topographic inspection in micromachining. [6]
OR
Q10)Write Short notes on: [18]
a) Surface Profilers
b) Scanning electron microscope
c) Optical microscopes

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