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MY1006 METALLURGY OF CASTINGS
1. SOLIDIFICATION OF METALS AND ALLOYS
Solidification of Castings, Effect of Solidification Range on Freezing Pattern, effect of Moulding Materials and Cooling Rate on Freezing Pattern, Shrinkage of Casting and Directional Solidification of Castings, Fluidity, Definition, Factors Affecting and Measurement Fluidity.
2. CAST IRONS
Graphitization, types and Sizes of Graphite for Grey Cast Iron and S.G. Iron, effect of normal elements and Alloying Elements in Cast Irons, Compositional Aspects and Properties of Austenitic Cast Irons, High Silicon Cast Irons, High Chrome Cast Iron and Ni-Hard Cast Irons, Production of S.G Iron, Austempered S.G Iron, C.G Iron, Malleable Cast Iron and Alloy Cast Irons, brief introduction on Indian and ASTM Standards for Grey Cast Iron and S G Iron.
3. METALLURGY OF STEELS
Effect of Alloying Elements on Castability of Steels, Compositional Aspects and Properties of Alloy Steels, Specifications of Cast Steels, Low Alloy Steels and Stainless Steels.
Stresses - Origin, Effects and Stress Relieving Operations, Precautions to be taken in Moulding and Melting of Steels, Gating and Riser Design for Steel Casting, Grain Refinement of Steels, Defects in Castings- appearance, their Causes and Remedies.
4. METALLURGY OF NON-FERROUS CAST ALLOYS
Specifications, Composition, Properties and Phase Diagrams of Copper, Aluminium, Magnesium, Zinc Alloys and Nickel base Alloys, modification and Grain Refinement: Al Alloys - Defects in Castings- appearance, their Causes and Remedies.
5. MELTING PROCEDURE AND COMPOSITION CONTROL
Cast Irons. Plain Carbon Steels, Stainless Steels, Al Alloys. Mg Alloys, Nickel Alloys, Zinc Alloys and Copper Alloys, Slag-Metal Reactions, Desulphurization, Dephosphorisation, inoculation and inocuating techniques-Gases in Metals and Degassing Techhniques.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Heine.R.W, Loper.C.R. and Rosenthal.P.C., “Principles of Metal Castings”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co, 1995.
2. Beeley.P.R., “Foundry Technology”, Butterworths, London, 1982.
REFERENCES
1. ASM Metals Hand Book, “Casting”, Volume 15, ASM International, 10th Edition, 1991.
2. Flinn.R A., “Fundamentals of Metal Casting”, Addison Wesley Inc., USA, 1983.
3 The Foseco, “Foundryman's Hand Book”, 10th Edition Pergamon Press, UK, 1995.
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| Author: Vidya 23 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
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