H. Ramasawmy/June 2016
UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
METROLOGY & SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (MECH 3011Y)
Academic Year 2016-2017
Assignment: Mini-project on Investigation and Experimental Work.
List of Mini-Project Titles
1. Investigation of the effect of feed rate during a turning process with HSS on the corrosion resistance
of a primer + topcoat painting system on mild steel.
2. Investigation of the effect of the thickness of primer coating (as per ISO 12944) on the corrosion
resistance of mild steel in seawater.
3. Investigation of the effect of surface roughness due to an abrasive surface preparation process on the
corrosion resistance of coated (primer & topcoat) mild steel in seawater.
4. Investigation of the effect of depth of cut during a turning process by HSS on the out-of-roundness of
EN31 steel rod.
5. Investigation of the effect of HSS cutter spindle speed in a milling process on the surface topography
of M300 Bohler tool steel.
6. Investigation of the effect of electrode gap on the surface roughness of a roughly faced mild steel rod
during an electrochemical machining process with sodium nitrate as electrolyte.
7. Investigation of the effect of the applied load during a lapping process on the surface roughness of a
coarsely milled mild steel plate.
8. Investigation of the effect of lateral feedrate on the surface roughness of mild steel during a shaping
process with HSS.
9. Investigation of the corrosion rate of aluminium in sea water.
10. Investigation of the corrosion rate of brass rod in sea water.
11. Investigation of the effect of current during electrochemical polishing of stainless steel 316 on its
corrosion resistance in sea water.
12. Investigation of the effect of electrolyte concentration of sodium chloride during electrochemical
polishing of stainless steel 304 on its corrosion resistance in sea water.
13. Investigation of the effect of the sodium chloride electrolyte concentration on the metal removal rate
of a coarsely faced mild steel during the electrochemical polishing process with brass electrode.
14. Investigation of the effect of pulse current on the overcut of mild steel during the electro discharge
machining with a copper electrode.
15. Investigation of the effect of pulse duration on the overcut of mild steel during the electro discharge
machining with a copper electrode.
16. Investigation of the effect of spindle speed on hole tapering of hardened EN31 steel during a boring
process on a lathe with a HSS tool.
17. Investigation of the effect of pulse OFF time on the tool wear of brass electrode during the electro
discharge machining of a mild steel plate.
18. Investigation of the effect of pulse duration on the tapering of circular hole during the electro
discharge machining of mild steel plate with brass electrode.
19. Investigation of the effect of pulse current on the squareness of square hole on mild steel during
electro discharge machining with graphite electrode.
20. Investigation of the effect of longitudinal feed rate on the surface roughness of mild steel in a surface
grinding process.
21. Investigation on the effect of depth of cut during a surface grinding process on the surface roughness
of EN 9 steel.
22. Investigation of the effect of the feed rate on the tool life of HSS in the turning of hardened EN 31
steel.
23. Investigation of the effect of HSS cutter feed rate in a milling process on the surface topography of
mild steel plate.
