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To Provide Advances in The Field of Casting Technology

The document provides an overview of the course "Advances in Foundry Technology". The course aims to provide advanced knowledge in the field of casting technology. It covers various topics related to foundry processes over 42 contact hours, including patterns, moulding materials, moulding processes, gating and feeding systems, melting practices, special casting processes, and casting defects. Suggested textbooks and reference books on foundry technology are also listed.

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To Provide Advances in The Field of Casting Technology

The document provides an overview of the course "Advances in Foundry Technology". The course aims to provide advanced knowledge in the field of casting technology. It covers various topics related to foundry processes over 42 contact hours, including patterns, moulding materials, moulding processes, gating and feeding systems, melting practices, special casting processes, and casting defects. Suggested textbooks and reference books on foundry technology are also listed.

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Code: ME- 501 L T P C

Advances in Foundry Technology

3 0 0 6

Course
To provide advances in the field of Casting Technology
Objective

Contents Contact Hours

# Introduction: Comparison of various forming process with 2


foundry technique, classification of foundries, scope of foundry
industry in India
# Patterns: Functions of patterns, type and applications of patterns, 4
considerations in design of patterns for a given geometry, pattern
allowances and materials.
# Moulding materials: Metallic materials such as cast iron, alloy 6
steels and copper base alloys, their constitution properties and
applications; Nonmetallic materials such as moulding sands:
General characteristics, ingredients and their effect on properties.
Sources of foundry sands in India, testing of sands and sand
conditioning.
# Moulding process: Metallic moulding, non-metallic moulding 2
such as plaster of paris moulding, ceramic moulding and sand
moulding processes; depending upon the equipment used; recent
moulding techniques and materials.
# Gating and feeding of casting: Gating system, requirements of an 6
ideal gating and feeding systems, types of gates; functions of risers,
chvorinor’s equation, types of risers; computer application for
designing of gating system and risers for ferrous and non-ferrous
castings.
# Melting practice: Melting furnace used in foundry; foundry 8
considerations in melting non ferrous metals such as Al, Cu and Zn
alloys; melting process and problems encountered during melting
of steels and cast irons; familty of cast irons and their founding;
# Special casting processes: Pressure die casting, centrifugal 6
casting, investment casting and continuous casting processes.
# Casting defects and fettling: Common casting defects their causes 4
and remedies, fettling and inspection, heat treatment of castings.
Total 42 hrs
Suggested readings:

Text Books

S. No
1 Heine, R.W., Loper, C.R. and Rosenthal, P.C., “Principles of Metal Casting”,
Tata McGraw-Hill. 2002.
2 P. N. Rao, MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 1: FOUNDRY,
FORMING AND WELDING, McGraw-Hill Education India, New Delhi, First
Edition, 1987.
3 B. Ravi, Metal Casting: COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND ANALYSIS,
Prentice-Hall of India, New Delhi, 2005.

Reference Books

S. No
1 Mukhrjee, P.C., “Fundamentals of Metal Casting Technology” Oxford & IBH
Publishing Co.1996.
2 “Casting”, Metals Handbook, Vol.15, 9th Ed., ASM. 1986.

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