Veach, G. S., & Hess, H. L. (2024, June), Interdiscipinary Project (ME/EE) for Students in Shop to Increase Conductivity of Aluminum Stock  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--47673

\bibitem{asee_peer_47673}
  Veach, G. S., \& Hess, H. L. (2024, June), \emph{Interdiscipinary Project (ME/EE) for Students in Shop to Increase Conductivity of Aluminum Stock}
  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon.
  10.18260/1-2--47673

Giselle S. Veach and Herbert L. Hess.  "Interdiscipinary Project (ME/EE) for Students in Shop to Increase Conductivity of Aluminum Stock".  2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2024.  https://peer.asee.org/47673 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_47673}
  Giselle S. Veach and Herbert L. Hess.
  "Interdiscipinary Project (ME/EE) for Students in Shop to Increase Conductivity of Aluminum Stock".
  \emph{2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2024.
  https://peer.asee.org/47673 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - To decrease cost of production for a new prototype electric machine, researchers at the University of Idaho proposed but did not implement a test plan to determine if heat treatment of less desirable aluminum would be effective for increasing conductivity of the alloy to within a tolerable range. This paper reviews the relevant research and accepted standards for metals manufacturing and the measurement of conductivity in aluminum parts, and proposes a testing procedure for the purpose of determining whether aluminum conductivity can be adequately increased through heat treatment. If conductivity in 6061 TO aluminum can be increased by more than 25% through the over aging of the metal, then 6061 aluminum will be useful as an alternative conductor in applications requiring non-standard extrusions of aluminum as conductive medium.  
This process is part of a thesis investigation to design an innovative electric motor.  It makes a useful vehicle for learning.  The project is interdisciplinary, teaching and employing students in a machine shop to learn and evaluate this procedure.  Learning aspects include carefully defining the objective of this procedure, in this case to improve conductivity and save money that a designer would have spent on copper, defining the procedure itself for the interdisciplinary (ME and EE) student investigators and gaining experience in a shop.  The paper will show the procedure in detail, including points where extra care is necessary, and will document the results expected of such a procedure and accomplishment of learning objectives.   

AU  - Giselle S. Veach
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DA  - 2024/06/23
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