CIM 2.2 Flashcards
Rapid prototyping process that builds a part by ejecting adhesive bonding material onto successive layers of powders. Note that this term is often used to describe all rapid prototyping processes.
3D Printing
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. A thermoplastic with rubber added for high toughness.
ABS
Fabrication of a part by adding material.
Additive Process
The process of putting a product together out of separate parts.
Assembling
Length of time for the physical construction of a rapid prototype, excluding preparation and post-processing time. Also known as run time.
Build Time
The process in which a solid material is made into a liquid, poured into a mold, and allowed to harden in the shape of the mold.
Casting
Any of various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.
Ceramics
Physical model intended primarily for design review and not meant to be sufficiently accurate or durable for full functional or physical testing.
Concept Model
Process in which the properties of a material are changed using mechanical, thermal, or chemical means.
Conditioning Process
Similar to permanent mold casting except that the metal is injected into the mold under high pressure.
Die Casting
A process by which an electrode spark is used to erode small amounts of material from a work piece.
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
A process in which a stream of electrolyte (typically salt water) is pumped at high pressure through a gap between the positively charged work and the negatively charged tool (electrode).
Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
Resources of which there are a limited supply.
Exhaustible Resources
Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe, milling machine, or grinder.
Finishing Process
A process by which metal is heated and shaped by plastic deformation by suitably applying compressive force.
Forging