General principles of various Casting Processes – Sand casting - die-casting - centrifugal casting - investment casting and shell molding types. Defects and remedies. Temporary & permanent joints – riveting process - arc welding - gas welding, resistance welding, Laser welding, Electron Beam welding, Soldering and brazing techniques testing - defects & remedies

Metal forming – punching – blanking – shearing - super plastic forming and diffusion bonding - Bending - stretch forming, spinning, drawing- sheet metal development – nesting –defects in sheet metal Material Removal Processes: General Principles and working of milling, turning, grinding and drilling processes- cutting tools & accessories - CNC machining and programming. Case studies on Machining of aerospace components.

Powder metallurgy in Aerospace – Process – finishing methods advantages and applications Principles of working and applications of Mechanical Energy Process-Ultrasonic Machining, water and Abrasive jets, Electrochemical Machining process -Electrochemical Machining, Electrochemical Deburring and Grinding, Thermal Energy process -Electric Discharge process, Electron Beam Machining, Laser beam Machining. Case studies on Application of powder metallurgy and non – conventional machining process in aerospace

Rapid Prototyping & Tooling - Additive manufacturing – concept – slicing – format - classification – liquid based methods: SLA – Powder based methods: SLS, 3D printing – filament-based methods: FDM – DFAM- Additive manufacturing materials - Additive manufacturing applications in aerospace – Generative design – Software in AM - current trends. Case studies on AM applications in Aerospace Industry

Iron carbon diagram – tempering – annealing - Heat treatment of Aluminum alloys - titanium alloys, steels - case hardening. Surface engineering - Corrosion prevention, protective treatment for aluminum alloys, steels, anodizing of titanium alloys, organic coatings -CVD & PVD process - thermal spray coatings – high temperature materials for aerospace application NDT and Other Inspection Techniques: Dye Penetrant Test, X-ray, magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing. Acoustic holography. Case studies on surface treatments for aerospace bodies