Standard

 

MCA 223 – Die Design II

Course Description

Provides a continuation of MCA 220. More advanced theory and projects will be presented. Topics include: related formulas, calculation of bends, draw die calculation, fasteners, spring selection, and safety.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Related Formulas

Class

5

Bends Calculations

D. Lab

2

Draw Die Calculations

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3

Fasteners

Credit

7

Spring Selection

 

 

Safety

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

MCA 221

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

RELATED FORMULAS                 

 

 

 

Area and strength

Define tensile strength and the formula for finding cross-sectional areas of common shaped material.

 

 

 

Pressure

Calculate pressure required to punch round holes in various materials, stripping pressures, blanking pressures, and find scrap allowances.

 

 

 

Drawing forces

Determine the drawing forces for rectangular draws.

 

 

 

Clamping force

Determine the clamping force of screws.

 

 

 

Bending force

Find the bending force when given ultimate tensile strength, width of metal bend, thickness of sheet, and span.

 

 

 

BENDS CALCULATIONS              

 

 

 

Theory

Explain how thickness of stock and degree of bend affects the length of the stock required in a part.

 

 

 

 

Use the bend formula to find the length of the part measured from the end of a leg to the beginning of the bend, inside measurements of legs, for angles greater or less than 90 degrees and measurements for multiple bends.

 

 

 

 

Explain "spring-back" and the formula for the spring back factor "K."

 

 

 

 

Use tables for approximate length of bend allowances.

 

 

 

Application

Lay out, bend, and measure workpieces with bend allowances calculated and compare true size of finished part to the required size.

 

 

 

DRAW DIE CALCULATIONS                   

 

 

 

Design factors

List three design factors in design of draw dies.

 

 

 

 

Define clearance, angular clearance, shell drawing, shut height, and classes of dies.

 

 

 

 

Explain how depth and diameter reductions of drawn shells are determined for sheet steel blanks with various numbers of draw operations.

 

 

 

Calculations

Determine clearances, angular clearances for different materials, and working pressures.

 

 

 

 

Calculate the blank size of various shapes such as cone, square, cylindrical shells, etc., and reduction rates.

 

 

 

 

Explain how the strain factor Ec can be used to measure thickening of a draw blank.

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate the principle measures of ironing, including shell-wall thickness, strain factor, height of shell wall after ironing length of the width.

 

 

 

 

Explain the relationship of length to width and the formula for the draw depth of rectangular boxes.

 

 

 

FASTENERS                        

 

 

 

 

Explain the use of pins, threaded fasteners, bowls, rivets, socket set screws, press fitted fasteners, folding, staking, curling, hemming, seaming, or wiring.

 

 

 

SPRING SELECTION         

 

 

 

 

Define deflection, limits of springs and central classification of springs.

 

 

 

 

Explain the requirements of spring location and mounting to match available space and service requirements.

 

 

 

SAFETY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Staff. (Ed.). (1965). ASTME die design handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Jones, F. D. (1951). Die design and diemaking practice. New York: Industrial Press.

Keyes, K. A. (1982). Innovation in die design. Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Paquin, J. R. (1987). Die design fundamentals. New York: Industrial Press.

Paquin, J. R., & Crowley, R. E. (1987). Die design fundamentals. New York: Industrial Press.

Smith, D. (1990). Die design handbook. Dearborn, MI: Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Staff. (Ed.). (1978). Manual of instruction for die design. Ann Arbor, MI: Prakken.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Staff. (Ed.). (1971). Die design and construction. Ann Arbor, MI: Prakken.