{"id":652,"date":"2016-09-10T17:59:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T17:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/?p=652"},"modified":"2019-08-31T19:37:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T19:37:00","slug":"foundry-technology-syllabus-vtu-beb-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/foundry-technology-syllabus-vtu-beb-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundry Technology Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech CBCS 2015-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foundry Technology Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech Manufacturing Science &amp; Engineering \u00a0third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Subject Code<\/th>\n<th>15MA35<\/th>\n<th>IA Marks<\/th>\n<th>20<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of Lecture Hours\/Week<\/td>\n<td>04 L<\/td>\n<td>Exam Marks<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Number of Lecture Hours<\/td>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<td>Exam Hours<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>CREDITS &#8211; 04 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong>:\u00a0This course provides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A basic understanding of foundry practice and metal casting as one of the important\u00a0manufacturing processes.<\/li>\n<li>An explanation of the fundamental process of solidification of pure metals and alloys.<\/li>\n<li>Sand molding and permanent die molding are explained in detail.<\/li>\n<li>The standard foundry practices for casting of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys elaborated.<\/li>\n<li>An overview of the designing of molds, casting defects, inspection and testing of castings\u00a0and modernization of foundries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Course outcomes:<\/strong>\u00a0The student shall:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have an Understand the technology, variables and complexity involved in producing a\u00a0casting.<\/li>\n<li>Be able to make selection of the type of furnace required for any specific casting problem\u00a0and design the pattern requirement.<\/li>\n<li>Have the basic knowledge for selecting the type of sand, for molds and cores as well as the\u00a0molding process.<\/li>\n<li>Know about the special molding processes and when their use is warranted.<\/li>\n<li>Have a broad knowledge of casting of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys and of the inspection\u00a0techniques to detect casting defects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UNIT-1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Introduction<\/strong>:Introduction to casting process and the steps involved; Components produced by\u00a0casting process, Comparison of metal casting with metal joining, Advantages and limitations of\u00a0casting process; Overview of the industry<br \/>\nSolidification of metals: Introduction, freezing of pure metals; Nucleation and Growth,\u00a0shrinkage, solidification of alloys; dendritic growth and segregation; shrinkage in alloys; Alloys\u00a0freezing in two stages; solidification process in eutectic and non-eutectic alloys; Properties\u00a0related to the solidification mechanism \u2013 Fluidity, Hot tearing or hot cracking, Evolution of<br \/>\ndissolved gases, Effect of inoculation; Solidification of actual castings; Progressive and\u00a0directional solidification; Centerline feeding resistance; Rate of solidification; Chvorinov&#8217;s Rule.\u00a0(11 Hours)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>UNIT-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ini.istudy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download iStudy App (No Ads, No PDFs) for complete VTU syllabus, results, timetables and all other updates.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT-3<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Sand molding:<\/strong> Types and requirements of base sand; Binders and additives used \u2013 types and\u00a0properties; Molding tools and equipment \u2013 hand molding tools, molding machines \u2013 Jolt type,\u00a0squeeze type, Jolt and Squeeze type and Sand slinger; Cores \u2013 types, core prints, core venting\u00a0and baking, core shifting and chaplets, method of making cores, binders used, core sand<br \/>\nmolding; Gating systems &#8211; principles and types of gates and risers, gating ratios and chills, riser\u00a0location and design in actual casting; Molding processes \u2013 bench molding, floor molding, pit\u00a0molding, stack molding, green sand molding, dry sand molding, loam molding, machine\u00a0molding.\u00a0(10 Hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT-4<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Special Molding Processes:<\/strong> Study of important molding processes, No bake molds, Flask less\u00a0molds, Sweep mold, CO2 mold, Shell mold, Investment mold. Metal Molds: Gravity die casting,\u00a0Pressure die casting, Centrifugal casting, Squeeze casting, Slush casting, Thixo-casting,\u00a0Continuous casting.Non-metal molding, Plaster and Ceramic molding; Expandable pattern mold\u00a0casting. Finishing processes: Fettling and cleaning of castings; removal of gates and risers,\u00a0grinding. Non-Ferrous Foundry practice: Casting of Al-Si and Al-Mg alloys, Cu-base casting\u00a0alloys. (11 Hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNIT \u2013 5<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Foundry Practices of Cast Irons, Steels, Inspection and Testing of Castings:<\/strong> Foundry\u00a0practice for cast irons \u2013 gray iron, white cast iron; Ductile iron, malleable iron, SG iron, Steel\u00a0castings \u2013 steel melting in the foundry; Metallurgy of cast steel; Casting design considerations;\u00a0Inspection and testing of castings: Defects in castings \u2013 types, causes and remedies; Inspection\u00a0and non-destructive testing of castings. Modernization and mechanization of foundry; Material\u00a0handling; Pollution control in foundry; Application of computers in casting process; Software\u00a0available for casting process simulation. (10 Hours)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEXT BOOKS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R.A.Flinn, \u201cFundamentals of Metal casting\u201d, Addison Wesley, 1963.<\/li>\n<li>R.W. Heine, C.R.Loper &amp; P.C. Rosenthal, \u201cPrinciples of Metal casting\u201d, Tata McGraw Hill,\u00a02001.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REFERENCE BOOKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R.A. Lindberg, \u201cProcesses and Materials for Manufacturing\u201d, 4th Ed, Pearson Education,\u00a02006.<\/li>\n<li>P.N.Rao, \u201cManufacturing Technology: Foundry, forming and welding\u201d, 3rd Ed., Tata\u00a0McGraw Hill, 2003.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cASM Handbook: Volume 15: Casting\u201d 9th Ed., American Society of Metals, Ohio, 2008.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For all other BE\/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspirenignite.com\/vtu\/vtu-third-3rd-sem-manufacturing-science-engineering\/\">VTU 3rd Sem BE \/ B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Manufacturing Science &amp; Engineering Group.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about all VTU updates please stay connected to us on FB and don\u2019t hesitate to ask any questions in the comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foundry Technology Syllabus for VTU BE\/B.Tech Manufacturing Science &amp; Engineering \u00a0third sem complete syllabus covered here. 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