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MEC 215 Foundry Technology and Forging Operations

ND2 levelEngineering & Technology22 topics

MEC 215 covers 22 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Development of the foundry industry
  2. Foundry production principles
  3. Alloys and engineering materials
  4. Flowability of molten metals and alloys
  5. Pattern making processes
  6. Mould and core materials
  7. Mould and core making
  8. Melting and casting technology
  9. Post-casting treatment
  10. Foundry safety precautions
  11. Sources of foundry materials
  12. Die casting
  13. Plastics moulding processes
  14. Forging operations
  15. Vehicle chassis fundamentals
  16. Frame construction
  17. Suspension systems
  18. Steering systems
  19. Braking systems
  20. Wheels and tyres
  21. Vehicle body construction
  22. Body repair and maintenance

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Development of the foundry industry

The development of the foundry industry traces the evolution from primitive iron casting to modern, high‑precision metal fabrication. Mastering this topic helps students understand how historical innovations, technological advances, and economic policies have shaped the industry’s capacity to meet national engineering demands, a key focus in the NUC CCMAS and NBTE examinations.

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