Foundry Metallurgy detailed syllabus for Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the MSE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Materials Science & Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MSE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of foundry metallurgy is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
PATTERN, MOULDING MATERIALS, FURNACES 9
Introduction to foundry process-Pattern, types- allowances- selection of pattern materials, -SandCore for foundry applications – types, properties of prepared sand-Moulding and Cores additives-preparations-Types of furnaces -Crucible, Cupola, Oil fired furnaces, Electric furnaces, Arc and Induction types.
Unit II
MOULDING PROCESSES 9
Green Sand -Hand Moulding, Jolt Squeeze and High Pressure Moulding, – CO2 and Nishiyama process- No Bake- Two part and Three-part Process, – Shell- Investment Casting- Permanent Moulding – Pressure Die casting processes- Ceramic- Plaster of Paris- Centrifugal- SqueezeElectro Magnetic – Lost Foam process.
Unit III
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Unit IV
FERROUS CAST ALLOYS 9
Solidification of pure metals and alloys and eutectics -Nucleation – Growth Process, Critical nucleus size- Super cooling- Niyama Criterion -G/R ratio- Cell- Dendritic – Random dendritic structureSegregation and Coring- Eutectics-Compositions and alloys in Cast Irons, FG-CGI- SG structures, Metallic Glass- Mold dilation, Mold metal reactions- Structure and Section sensitivity Cast irons-family & microstructures-Alloying effects- Malleable Iron, ADI, Charge calculations- Effect of normal elements and alloying elements in steels- Compositional aspects and properties of alloy steelsmelting procedure and composition control for carbon steels- low alloy steels – stainless steels-composition control- slag-metal reactions-desulphurization-dephosphorisation, specifications for carbon steels- low alloy steels and stainless steels
Unit V
NON-FERROUS CAST ALLOYS 9
Copper- Aluminium- Magnesium- zinc – Nickel base alloys- melting practices – Al alloys, Mg alloys, Nickel alloys, Zinc alloys and copper alloys-modification and grain refinement of Al alloys- problems in composition control- degassing techniques -Heat Treatment of Aluminium alloys – Basics of Solution and Precipitation process. – Applications of Aluminium Alloy castings in various fields. Residual Stresses- defects in castings
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
- Select a proper material for making a pattern, design patterns, and decide on the composition of sand and core and know about the different furnaces for available for melting metals.
- Describe the various casting processes for casting a component.
- Design suitable gating system for casting a component.
- Use suitable casting techniques to produce sound ferrous castings.
- Employ suitable casting techniques to produce sound nonferrous castings.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Manufacturing Technology – Foundry, Farming and Welding | Volume1 | 5th Edition, P N Rao, McGraw-Hill Education 2018
- ASM Metals, Hand book “Casting”, Volume 15, ASM International, 2007.
- Beeley P, “Foundry Technology” Butterworth-Heinemann London, 2001.
- John Campbell, “Casting”, Butterworth- Heinemann, 2003.
- The Foseco “Foundryman’s Hand book”, Pergamon Press, 2007.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Materials Science & Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit MSE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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