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Chapter 1- Welding
Syllabus
Welding Process
Principle of welding, Classification of welding processes, Advantages and limitations of welding, Industrial
applications of welding, Welding positions and techniques, symbols.
Gas Welding
Principle of operation, Types of gas welding flames and their applications, Gas welding equipment - Gas
welding torch, Oxy acetylene cutting torch, Blow pipe, Pressure regulators, Filler rods and fluxes
Arc Welding
Welding Defects
Types of welding defects, methods of controlling welding defects, inspection of welding defects
1.1 Welding
technique used for joining metallic parts usually through the application of heat. This technique was
discovered during efforts to manipulate iron into useful shapes. Welded blades were developed in the 1st
millennium CE, the most famous being those produced by Arab armourers at Damascus, Syria. The process of
carburization of iron to produce hard steel was known at this time, but the resultant steel was very brittle. The
welding technique—which involved interlayering relatively soft and tough iron with high-carbon material,
followed by hammer forging—produced a strong, tough blade.
In modern times the improvement in iron-making techniques, especially the introduction of cast iron, restricted
welding to the blacksmith and the jeweler. Other joining techniques, such as fastening by bolts or rivets, were
widely applied to new products, from bridges and railway engines to kitchen utensils.
Modern fusion welding processes are an outgrowth of the need to obtain a continuous joint on large steel
plates. Rivetting had been shown to have disadvantages, especially for an enclosed container such as a boiler.
Gas welding, arc welding, and resistance welding all appeared at the end of the 19th century. The first real
attempt to adopt welding processes on a wide scale was made during World War I. By 1916
the oxyacetylene process was well developed, and the welding techniques employed then are still used. The
main improvements since then have been in equipment and safety. Arc welding, using a consumable electrode,
was also introduced in this period, but the bare wires initially used produced brittle welds. A solution was
found by wrapping the bare wire with asbestos and an entwined aluminum wire. The modern electrode,
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introduced in 1907, consists of a bare wire with a complex coating of minerals and metals. Arc welding was
not universally used until World War II, when the urgent need for rapid means of construction for shipping,
power plants, transportation, and structures spurred the necessary development work.
Resistance welding, invented in 1877 by Elihu Thomson, was accepted long before arc welding for spot and
seam joining of sheet. Butt welding for chain making and joining bars and rods was developed during the
1920s. In the 1940s the tungsten-inert gas process, using a nonconsumable tungsten electrode to perform
fusion welds, was introduced. In 1948 a new gas-shielded process utilized a wire electrode that was consumed
in the weld. More recently, electron-beam welding, laser welding, and several solid-phase processes such
as diffusionbonding, friction welding, and ultrasonic joining have been developed.
In fusion welding a heat source generates sufficient heat to create and maintain a molten pool of metal of the
required size. The heat may be supplied by electricity or by a gas flame. Electric resistance welding can be
considered fusion welding because some molten metal is formed.
Solid-phase processes produce welds without melting the base material and without the addition of a filler
metal. Pressure is always employed, and generally some heat is provided. Frictional heat is developed in
ultrasonic and friction joining, and furnace heating is usually employed in diffusion bonding.
The electric arc used in welding is a high-current, low-voltage discharge generally in the range 10–2,000
amperes at 10–50 volts. An arc column is complex but, broadly speaking, consists of a cathode that emits
electrons, a gas plasma for current conduction, and an anode region that becomes comparatively hotter than the
cathode due to electron bombardment. A direct current (DC) arc is usually used, but alternating current (AC)
arcs can be employed.
Total energy input in all welding processes exceeds that which is required to produce a joint, because not all
the heat generated can be effectively utilized. Efficiencies vary from 60 to 90 percent, depending on the
process; some special processes deviate widely from this figure. Heat is lost by conduction through the base
metal and by radiation to the surroundings.
Most metals, when heated, react with the atmosphere or other nearby metals. These reactions can be
extremely detrimental to the properties of a welded joint. Most metals, for example, rapidly oxidize when
molten. A layer of oxide can prevent proper bonding of the metal. Molten-metal droplets coated with oxide
become entrapped in the weld and make the joint brittle. Some valuable materials added for specific properties
react so quickly on exposure to the air that the metal deposited does not have the same composition as it had
initially. These problems have led to the use of fluxes and inert atmospheres.
In fusion welding the flux has a protective role in facilitating a controlled reaction of the metal and then
preventing oxidation by forming a blanket over the molten material. Fluxes can be active and help in the
process or inactive and simply protect the surfaces during joining.
Inert atmospheres play a protective role similar to that of fluxes. In gas-shielded metal-arc and gas-shielded
tungsten-arc welding an inert gas—usually argon—flows from an annulus surrounding the torch in a
continuous stream, displacing the air from around the arc. The gas does not chemically react with the metal but
simply protects it from contact with the oxygen in the air.
The metallurgy of metal joining is important to the functional capabilities of the joint. The arc weld illustrates
all the basic features of a joint. Three zones result from the passage of a welding arc: (1) the weld metal, or
fusion zone, (2) the heat-affected zone, and (3) the unaffected zone. The weld metal is that portion of the joint
that has been melted during welding. The heat-affected zone is a region adjacent to the weld metal that has not
been welded but has undergone a change in microstructure or mechanical properties due to the heat of
welding. The unaffected material is that which was not heated sufficiently to alter its properties.
Weld-metal composition and the conditions under which it freezes (solidifies) significantly affect the ability of
the joint to meet service requirements. In arc welding, the weld metal comprises filler material plus the base
metal that has melted. After the arc passes, rapid cooling of the weld metal occurs. A one-pass weld has a cast
structure with columnar grains extending from the edge of the molten pool to the centre of the weld. In a
multipass weld, this cast structure may be modified, depending on the particular metal that is being welded.
The base metal adjacent to the weld, or the heat-affected zone, is subjected to a range of temperature cycles,
and its change in structure is directly related to the peak temperature at any given point, the time of exposure,
and the cooling rates. The types of base metal are too numerous to discuss here, but they can be grouped in
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three classes: (1) materials unaffected by welding heat, (2) materials hardened by structural change, (3)
materials hardened by precipitation processes.
Welding produces stresses in materials. These forces are induced by contraction of the weld metal and by
expansion and then contraction of the heat-affected zone. The unheated metal imposes a restraint on the above,
and as contraction predominates, the weld metal cannot contract freely, and a stress is built up in the joint. This
is generally known as residual stress, and for some critical applications must be removed by heat treatment of
the whole fabrication. Residual stress is unavoidable in all welded structures, and if it is not controlled bowing
or distortion of the weldment will take place. Control is exercised by welding technique, jigs and fixtures,
fabrication procedures, and final heat treatment.
There are a wide variety of welding processes. Several of the most important are discussed below.
Forge Welding
This original fusion technique dates from the earliest uses of iron. The process was first employed to make
small pieces of iron into larger useful pieces by joining them. The parts to be joined were first shaped, then
heated to welding temperature in a forge and finally hammered or pressed together. The Damascus sword, for
example, consisted of wrought-iron bars hammered until thin, doubled back on themselves, and then
rehammered to produce a forged weld. The larger the number of times this process was repeated, the tougher
the sword that was obtained. In the Middle Ages cannons were made by welding together several iron bands,
and bolts tipped with steel fired from crossbows were fabricated by forge welding. Forge welding has mainly
survived as a blacksmith’s craft and is still used to some extent in chain making.
Arc Welding
Shielded metal-arc welding accounts for the largest total volume of welding today. In this process an electric
arc is struck between the metallic electrode and the workpiece. Tiny globules of molten metal are transferred
from the metal electrode to the weld joint. Since arc welding can be done with either alternating or direct
current, some welding units accommodate both for wider application. A holder or clamping device with an
insulated handle is used to conduct the welding current to the electrode. A return circuit to the power source is
made by means of a clamp to the workpiece.
Gas-shielded arc welding, in which the arc is shielded from the air by an inert gas such as argon or helium, has
become increasingly important because it can deposit more material at a higher efficiency and can be readily
automated. The tungsten electrode version finds its major applications in highly alloyed sheet materials. Either
direct or alternating current is used, and filler metal is added either hot or cold into the arc. Consumable
electrode gas-metal arc welding with a carbon dioxideshielding gas is widely used for steel welding. Two
processes known as spray arc and short-circuiting arc are utilized. Metal transfer is rapid, and the gas
protection ensures a tough weld deposit.
Submerged arc welding is similar to the above except that the gas shield is replaced with a granulated mineral
material as a flux, which is mounded around the electrode so that no arc is visible.
Plasma welding is an arc process in which a hot plasma is the source of heat. It has some similarity to gas-
shielded tungsten-arc welding, the main advantages being greater energy concentration, improved arc stability,
and easier operator control. Better arc stability means less sensitivity to joint alignment and arc length
variation. In most plasma welding equipment, a secondary arc must first be struck to create an ionized gas
stream and permit the main arc to be started. This secondary arc may utilize either a high-frequency or a direct
contact start. Water cooling is used because of the high energies forced through a small orifice. The process
is amenable to mechanization, and rapid production rates are possible.
Thermochemical Processes
One such process is gas welding. It once ranked as equal in importance to the metal-arc welding processes but
is now confined to a specialized area of sheet fabrication and is probably used as much by artists as in
industry. Gas welding is a fusion process with heat supplied by burning acetylene in oxygen to provide an
intense, closely controlled flame. Metal is added to the joint in the form of a cold filler wire. A neutral or
reducing flame is generally desirable to prevent base-metal oxidation. By deft craftsmanship very good welds
can be produced, but welding speeds are very low. Fluxes aid in preventing oxide contamination of the joint.
Another thermochemical process is aluminothermic (thermite) joining. It has been successfully used for both
ferrous and nonferrous metals but is more frequently used for the former. A mixture of finely divided
aluminum and iron oxide is ignited to produce a superheated liquid metal at about 2,800 °C (5,000 °F). The
reaction is completed in 30 seconds to 2 minutes regardless of the size of the charge. The process is suited to
joining sections with large, compact cross sections, such as rectangles and rounds. A mold is used to contain
the liquid metal.
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Resistance Welding
Spot, seam, and projection welding are resistance welding processes in which the required heat for joining is
generated at the interface by the electrical resistance of the joint. Welds are made in a relatively short time
(typically 0.2 seconds) using a low-voltage, high-current power source with force applied to the joint through
two electrodes, one on each side. Spot welds are made at regular intervals on sheet metal that has an overlap.
Joint strength depends on the number and size of the welds. Seam welding is a continuous process wherein
the electric current is successively pulsed into the joint to form a series of overlapping spots or a continuous
seam. This process is used to weld containers or structures where spot welding is insufficient. A projection
weld is formed when one of the parts to be welded in the resistance machine has been dimpled or pressed to
form a protuberance that is melted down during the weld cycle. The process allows a number of predetermined
spots to be welded at one time. All of these processes are capable of very high rates of production with
continuous quality control. The most modern equipment in resistance welding includes complete feedback
control systems to self-correct any weld that does not meet the desired specifications.
Flash welding is a resistance welding process where parts to be joined are clamped, the ends brought together
slowly and then drawn apart to cause an arc or flash. Flashing or arcing is continued until the entire area of the
joint is heated; the parts are then forced together and pressure maintained until the joint is formed and cooled.
Low- and high-frequency resistance welding is used for the manufacture of tubing. The longitudinal joint in a
tube is formed from metal squeezed into shape with edges abutted. Welding heat is governed by the current
passing through the work and the speed at which the tube goes through the rolls. Welding speeds of 60 metres
(200 feet) per minute are possible in this process.
Electron-Beam Welding
In electron-beam welding, the workpiece is bombarded with a dense stream of high-velocity electrons. The
energy of these electrons is converted to heat upon impact. A beam-focusing device is included, and the
workpiece is usually placed in an evacuated chamber to allow uninterrupted electron travel. Heating is so
intense that the beam almost instantaneously vaporizes a hole through the joint. Extremely narrow deep-
penetration welds can be produced using very high voltages—up to 150 kilovolts. Workpieces are positioned
accurately by an automatic traverse device; for example, a weld in material 13 mm (0.5 inch) thick would only
be 1 mm (0.04 inch) wide. Typical welding speeds are 125 to 250 cm (50 to 100 inches) per minute.
Cold Welding
Cold welding, the joining of materials without the use of heat, can be accomplished simply by pressing them
together. Surfaces have to be well prepared, and pressure sufficient to produce 35 to 90 percent deformation at
the joint is necessary, depending on the material. Lapped joints in sheets and cold-butt welding of
wires constitute the major applications of this technique. Pressure can be applied by punch presses, rolling
stands, or pneumatic tooling. Pressures of 1,400,000 to 2,800,000 kilopascals (200,000 to 400,000 pounds per
square inch) are needed to produce a joint in aluminum; almost all other metals need higher pressures.
Friction Welding
In friction welding two workpieces are brought together under load with one part rapidly revolving. Frictional
heat is developed at the interface until the material becomes plastic, at which time the rotation is stopped and
the load is increased to consolidate the joint. A strong joint results with the plastic deformation, and in this
sense the process may be considered a variation of pressure welding. The process is self-regulating, for, as the
temperature at the joint rises, the friction coefficient is reduced and overheating cannot occur. The machines
are almost like lathes in appearance. Speed, force, and time are the main variables. The process has been
automated for the production of axle casings in the automotive industry.
Laser Welding
Laser welding is accomplished when the light energy emitted from a laser source is focused upon a workpiece
to fuse materials together. The limited availability of lasers of sufficient power for most welding purposes has
so far restricted its use in this area. Another difficulty is that the speed and the thickness that can be welded are
controlled not so much by power but by the thermal conductivity of the metals and by the avoidance of metal
vaporization at the surface. Particular applications of the process with very thin materials up to 0.5 mm (0.02
inch) have, however, been very successful. The process is useful in the joining of miniaturized electrical
circuitry.
Diffusion Bonding
This type of bonding relies on the effect of applied pressure at an elevated temperature for an appreciable
period of time. Generally, the pressure applied must be less than that necessary to cause 5 percent deformation
so that the process can be applied to finished machine parts. The process has been used most extensively in
the aerospace industries for joining materials and shapes that otherwise could not be made—for example,
multiple-finned channels and honeycomb construction. Steel can be diffusion bonded at above 1,000 °C (1,800
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°F) in a few minutes.
Ultrasonic Welding
Ultrasonic joining is achieved by clamping the two pieces to be welded between an anvil and a vibrating probe
or sonotrode. The vibration raises the temperature at the interface and produces the weld. The main variables
are the clamping force, power input, and welding time. A weld can be made in 0.005 second on thin wires and
up to 1 second with material 1.3 mm (0.05 inch) thick. Spot welds and continuous seam welds are made with
good reliability. Applications include extensive use on lead bonding to integrated circuitry, transistor canning,
and aluminum can bodies.
Explosive Welding
Explosive welding takes place when two plates are impacted together under an explosive force at high
velocity. The lower plate is laid on a firm surface, such as a heavier steel plate. The upper plate is placed
carefully at an angle of approximately 5° to the lower plate with a sheet of explosive material on top. The
charge is detonated from the hinge of the two plates, and a weld takes place in microseconds by very rapid
plastic deformation of the material at the interface. A completed weld has the appearance of waves at the joint
caused by a jetting action of metalbetween the plates.
1.3 Weldability Of Metals
Carbon and low-alloy steels are by far the most widely used materials in welded construction. Carbon content
largely determines the weldability of plain carbon steels; at above 0.3 percent carbon some precautions have to
be taken to ensure a sound joint. Low-alloy steels are generally regarded as those having a total alloying
content of less than 6 percent. There are many grades of steel available, and their relative weldability varies.
Aluminum and its alloys are also generally weldable. A very tenaciousoxide film on aluminum tends to
prevent good metal flow, however, and suitable fluxes are used for gas welding. Fusion welding is more
effective with alternating current when using the gas-tungsten arc process to enable the oxide to be removed
by the arc action.
Copper and its alloys are weldable, but the high thermal conductivity of copper makes welding difficult.
Refractory metals such as zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, and tungsten are usually welded by the
gas-tungsten arc process. Nickel is the most compatible material for joining, is weldable to itself, and is
extensively used in dissimilar metal welding of steels, stainlesses, and copper alloys.
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Chapter 2- Pattern Making
Syllabus
Types of pattern, Pattern material, Pattern allowances, Pattern codes as per B.I.S., Introduction to
cores, core boxes and core materials, Core making procedure, Core prints, positioning of cores
Pattern:
A pattern may be defined as a model of desired casting which when moulded in sand forms an impression
called mould. The mould when filled with the molten metal forms casting after solidification of the poured
metal. The quality and accuracy of casting depends upon the pattern making. The pattern may be made of
wood, metal(cast iron, brass, aluminium and alloy steel.), plaster, plastics and wax.
Pattern Allowances:
A pattern is always made larger than the required size of the casting considering the various allowances. These
are the allowances which are usually provided in a pattern.
1: shrinkage or contraction allowance:
The various metals used for casting contract after solidification in the mould. Since the contraction is different
for different materials, therefore it will also differ with the form or type of metal.
2: Draft allowance
It is a taper which is given to all the vertical walls of the pattern for easy and clean withdraw of the pattern
from the sand without damaging the mould cavity. It may be expressed in millimeters on a side or in degrees.
The amount of taper varies with the type of patterns. The wooden patterns require more taper than metal
patterns because of the greater frictional resistance of the wooden surfaces.
3: Finish or machining allowance
The allowance is provided on the pattern if the casting is to be machined. This allowance is given in addition
to shrinkage allowance. The amount of this allowance varies from 1.6 to 12.5 mm which depends upon the
type of the casting metal, size and the shape of the casting. The ferrous metals require more machining
allowance than non ferrous metals.
4: Distortion or camber allowance
This allowance is provided on patterns used for casting of such design in which the contraction is not uniform
throughout.
5: Rapping or shaking allowance
This allowance is provided in the pattern to compensate for the rapping of mould because the pattern is to be
rapped before removing it from the mould.
Types of Patterns:
The common types of patterns are as follows:
1. solid or single piece patterns
2. split or two/multiple piece patterns
3. match plate pattern
4. cope and drag pattern
5. loose piece pattern
6. gated patterns
7. sweep pattern
8. skeleton pattern
9. shell pattern
10. segmental pattern
11. follow board pattern
12. lagged up pattern
13. left and right hand pattern
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Chapter 3- Moulding and Casting
Syllabus
Moulding Sand
Properties of moulding sand, their impact and control of properties. Various types of moulding sand.
Mould Making
Types of moulds, molding boxes, hand tools used for mould making, molding processes, molding machines:
squeeze machine, jolt squeeze machine and sand slinger.
Casting Processes
Charging a furnace, melting and pouring both ferrous and non ferrous metals, cleaning of castings, Principle,
working and applications of Die casting
Elements of gating system, Pouring basin, sprue, runner, gates, Types of risers, location of risers, Directional
solidification
Melting Furnaces
Construction and working of Pit furnace, Cupola furnace, Crucible furnace – tilting type, Electric furnace
Casting Defects
Different types of casting defects, Testing of defects through magnetic particle inspection.
The moulding is a process of making a cavity or mould out of sand by means of a pattern. The molten metal is
poured into the moulds to produce casting.
Properties of moulding sand
1: porosity or permeability
It is the property of sand which permits the steam and other gases to pass through the sand mould. The
porosity of sand depends upon its grain size, grain shape, moisture and clay components are the moulding
sand. If the sand is too fine, the porosity will be low.
2: Plasticity
It is that property of sand due to which it flows to all portions of the moulding box or flask. The sand must
have sufficient plasticity to produce a good mould.
3: Adhesiveness
It is that properties of sand due to it adheres or cling to the sides of the moulding box.
4: Cohesiveness
It is the property of sand due to which the sand grains stick together during ramming. It is defined as the
strength of the moulding sand.
5: Refractoriness
The property which enables it to resist high temperature of the molten metal without breaking down o r fusing.
1: Green sand
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The sand in its natural or moist state is called green sand. It is also called tempered sand. It is a mixture of
sand with 20 to 30 percent clay, having total amount of water from 6 to 10 percent. The mould prepared with
this sand is called green sand mould, which is used for small size casting of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
2: Dry Sand
The green sand moulds when baked or dried before pouring the molten metal are called dry sand moulds. The
sand of this condition is called dry sand. The dry sand moulds have greater strength, rigidity and thermal
stability. These moulds used for large and heavy casting.
3: Loam Sand
A mixture of 50 percent sand grains and 50 percent clay is called loam sand. It is used for loam moulds of
large grey iron casting.
4: Facing Sand
A sand which is used before pouring the molten metal, on the surface is called facing sand. It is specially
prepared sand from silica sand and clay.
5: Backing or Floor Sand
A sand used to back up the facing sand and not used next to the pattern is called backing sand. The sand which
have been repeatedly used may be employed for this purpose. It is also known as black sand due to its colour.
6: System Sand
A sand employed in mechanical sand preparation and handling system is called system sand. This sand has
high strength, permeability and refractoriness.
7: Parting Sand
A sand employed on the faces of the pattern before the moulding is called parting sand. The parting sand
consists of dried silica sand, sea sand or burnt sand.
8: Core Sand
The cores are defined as sand bodies used to form the hollow portions or cavities of desired shape and size in
the casting. Thus the sand used for making these cores is called core sand. It is sometimes called oil sand. It is
the silica sand mixed with linseed oil or any other oil as binder.
Casting defects
Casting Defects:
The defects in a casting may be due to pattern and moulding box equipment, moulding sand, cores,gating
system or molten metal. Some of the defects are:
1: Mould shift
It results in a mismatching of the top and the bottom parts of the casting , usually at the parting line.
2: Swell
It is an enlargement of the mould cavity by molten metal pressure resulting in localized or general enlargement
of the casting.
3: Fins and Flash
These are thin projections of the metal not intended as a part of casting. These usually occurs at the parting
line of the mould.
4: Sand Wash
It usually occurs near the in the gates as rough lumps on the surface of a casting.
5: Shrinkage
It is a crack or breakage in the casting on the surface of the work piece, which results from un equal
contraction of the metal during solidification.
6: Hot Tear
It is an internal or external ragged discontinuously in the metal casting resulting just after the metal has
solidified.
7: Sand Blow or Blow Hole
It is smooth depression on the outer surface of the casting work piece.
8: Honeycombing or Slag holes
These are smooth depression on the upper surface of the casting. They usually occur near the ingates.
9: Scabs
These are patches of sand on the upper surface of the casting component.
10: Cold Shut and Misruns
These happens when the mould cavity is not completely filled by the molten and insufficient material or metal.
11: Run-outs and Bust-outs
These permit drainage of the metal from the cavity and result in incomplete casting.
Shell Moulding
Shell Moulding
Shell moulding ;
It is a process in which the sand is mixed with a thermo setting resin is allowed to come into contact a heated
metallic pattern plate ‘so that a them and strong shell of mould is formed around the pattern’ then she is
removed the pattern and the cope and drag are remove together and kept in a flask with the necessary back up
material and the molten metal is pored into the mould.
Generally dry and fin sand which is completely free of the clay is used for preparing the shell mould in are the
phenol formaldehyde rising combined with sand they hare very high strength and resistance through heat.
Steps Involve;
Step 1;
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A metal pattern having the profile of the required casting is heated to 180°-260°c in an own maintained at
300°-400°c pattern after being heated is taken out of the own and sprayed with a solution of a lubricating agent
containing silicon. It is necessary to prevent the shell from sticking to the metal pattern.
Step 2:
Metal pattern(made up of iron or steel )is then turned faced down and clamped over the open end of the dump
box.
Step 3:
the dump box is inverted so that dry sand raisin mixture falls on the face of hot metal pattern . the raisin the
raisin softens and fuses to form a soft and uniform sand mixture in contact with the pattern gets heat up .the
rasinsoftens and fuses to form a soft and uniform shell of about 6mm thickness on the surface of pattern.
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Step 4;
As the dump box is turned to its original position. Excess sand resin mixture falls beak into the dump box
leaving a shell adhering closely to the pattern
Step 5;
The shell is then stripped from the pattern plate with the help of ejector pins which are an integral part of the
metal pattern
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Step 6;
After the shells so obtained have cooled. Two meeting shell are securely fastened together to from a complete
mould.
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moulding flask is kept upside down on the bottom board. Dry facing sand is sprinkled over the board. Rest of
the drag flask is completely filled with back up sand and uniform the rammed to compact the sand. The
remaining of sand should be done properly. So as to compact it to hard , which makes the escape of gases
difficult not to lose.
So that mould could not have enough strength . After the ramming is over , the excess of sand in the flask is
completely scraped using a flat bar to the level of the flask edges. Now with a vent wire which is a wire of 1-
2mm diameter with a pointed end, vent holes are made in the drag to he full depth flask as well as to the
pattern to facilitate the removal of gases during casting solidification. This complete the preparation of the
drag.
For case B:
We finished the drag flask is now rolled over to the bottom bolt exposing the pattern and cope of the pattern is
placed over the dragged pattern.
For case C:
The cope flask on the top of the drag is rotated aligning again with the help of the pins. A screw pin for
making the screw passage. The sand is thoroughly rammed and excess sand scrap and vent holes are made
over all in the cope as in the drag. The screw pin and the riser pin are carefully with drawn from flask the
mould is now ready.
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Chapter 4- Metal Forming Processes
syllabus
Press Working - Types of presses, type of dies, selection of press die, die material. Press Operations-
Shearing, piercing, trimming, punching, notching, shaving, gearing, embossing, stamping
Forging - Open die forging, closed die forging, Press forging, upset forging, swaging, up setters, roll
forging, Cold and hot forging
Rolling - Elementary theory of rolling, Types of rolling mills, Thread rolling, roll passes, Rolling
defects and remedies
Extrusion and Drawing - Type of extrusion- Hot and Cold, Direct and indirect. Pipe drawing, tube
drawing, wire drawing
Manufactuing Processes:
Introduction:
Manufacturing involves turning raw material to finished products, to be used for various purposes. There are a
large number of processes available. These processes can be broadly classified into four categories.
1: Casting processes
2: Forming processes
3: Fabrication processes
4: Material removal processes
Casting Processes
These processes only processes where the liquid metal is used. Casting is also the oldest known manufacturing
process.
Basically it consists of inducing the molten metal into a cavity of mould of the required form and allowing the
metal to solidify.The object after solidification removed from the mould. Casting processes are universally
used to manufacture a wide variety of products. Casting is the most flexible and cheapest method and given
high strength of rigidity to the parts which are difficult to produce by other manufacturing processes.
The principle process among these sand casting where sand is used as the raw material. The process is equally
suitable for the production of a small batch as well as on a large scale.Some of the other classified casting
processes for specialized need are
Shell mould casting
Precision mould casting
Plaster mould casting
Permanent mould casting
Die casting
Centrifugal casting
Forming Processes:
These are solid state manufacturing processes involve minimum amount of material wastage. In forming
process metal may be heated to temperature which is slightly below. This solidify temperature and large force
is applied such the material flows and act in desired shape. The desire shape is controlled by means of a set of
tool ties and dies, which may be closed during manufacturing.
These processes are normally used for large scale production rates. These are generally economical and in
many cases improve the mechanical properties. These are some of the metal forming processes.
Rolling forging
Drop forging
Press forging
Upset forging
Extrusion forging
Wire forging
Sheet metal operation
Fabrication Processes
These are secondary manufacturing processes where the starting raw materials are produced by any one of the
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previous manufacturing processes desired. Its assembly involve joining pieces either temporary or permanent.
So that they would be perform the necessary function. The joining can be achieved by either or both of heat
and pressure joining materials.
Many of the steel structure construction, we see are first rolled and then joined together by a fabrication
process are
Gas welding
Electric arc welding
Electrical resistance welding
Thermo welding
Brazing welding
Soldering welding
Cold welding
Material removal processes:
These are also a secondary removal manufacturing process, where the additional unwanted material is
removed in the form of chips from the blank material by a hard tools so as to obtained the final desired shape.
Material removal is normally a most expensive manufacturing process. Because more energy is consumed and
also a lot of waste material is generated in this process. still this process is widely used because it deliver very
good dimensional accuracy and good surface finished. Material removal process are also called machining
processes. Various processes in this category are
Turning
Drilling
Shaping and planning
Milling
Grinding
Broaching
Sawing
Trimming
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Under the action of heat and force when the atom reach a certain high energy level the new crystal start
forming , which is termed as re- crystallization. Re-crystallization destroys the old grain structure deform by
the mechanical working and entirely new crystal which are strain free and form.
Re-crystallization temperature is defined as the approximate minimum temperature at which complete re-
crystallization of a cold work metal occurs with in a specified time.
Hot working processes.
Hot working of metals takes place above re-crystallization by hot working processes the metal are given
desired shape by subjecting then two forces which cause then to undergo plastic deformation at the
temperature above the re-crystallization range.
Different hot working processes are as follows:
1: Forging
Hammer or smith forging
Drop forging
Upset forging
Press forging
Roll forging
Swaging
2: pipe welding
Butt welding of heated strips
Butt welding of electrical resistance
Lap welding
Hammer welding
3: Rolling
4: Piercing
5: Spinning
6: Extruding
7: Drawing or Cupping
Cold working processes
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4: Shearing
>Punching >Blanking
> Trimming > Perforating
>Notching >Launcing
>Slittig
5:Extruding
Plastics are mainly organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they sometimes contain other substances as
well. Plastics are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are partially
natural. Plastics are usually classified by their chemical structure of the polymer's backbone and side chains.
Some important groups in these classifications are the acrylics, polyesters, silicones, polyurethanes, and
halogenated plastics. There are a variety of methods used to process plastic. Each method has its advantages
and disadvantages and are better suited for specific applications. There are various plastic processing
techniques featured with their relevant animations.
1) Injection Molding
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Stretch Blow Molding process is mainly used when the plastic product that needs to be created should be
hollow. A molten tube is created with blow molding by using compressed air, which blows up the tube and
forces it to conform to the chilled mold. Variations of blow molding include injection, injection-stretch, and
extrusion blow molding.
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Compression molding is the most common process used with thermosetting materials and is usually not used
for thermoplastics. With this process, the material is squeezed into its desired shape with the help of pressure
and heat. Plastic molding powder and other materials are added to the mix in order to create special qualities or
to strengthen the final product. When the mold is closed and heated, the material goes through a chemical
change that causes it to harden into its desired shape. The amount temperature, amount of pressure, and length
of time utilized during the process depends on the desired outcome.
6) Calendering
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7) Pultrusion
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Vacuum forming is a simplified version of thermoforming, whereby a sheet of plastic is heated to a forming
temperature, stretched onto a convex, or into a concave, single-surface mold, and forced against the mold by
a vacuum (suction of air).
9) Rotational Molding
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