1st Mid-Semester Examination

MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
Time: 1hour Maximum Marks: 30
Q.1) Answer any six questions:- [61=6]
(a) How is the clay content of a sand mould tested?
(b) What is the purpose of water as a constituent of moulding sand?
(c) Plaster moulds can be used only for relatively smaller castings. Why?
(d) What is aspiration effect with respect to casting?
(e) In which type of casting is expendable pattern used? Tell a material used for making its pattern.
(f) What is pin-hole porosity in castings?
(g) Name the iron alloy containing iron carbide. How is it obtained/ What are its properties?
(h) What do you understand by match-plate pattern?

Q.2) Answer any five questions:- [52=10]

(a) Name any 4 types of pattern allowances.
(b) What are coreprints and chaplets?
(c) What is meant by skin-dried moulds? What precaution is needed in using them?
(d) What is slush casting? What is it used for?
(e) Explain the casting defect known as drop and mention main causes responsible for it.
(f) Narrate the importance of any two properties of moulding sand.

Q.3) Answer any one question:- [14=4]

(a) Draw a well-labelled diagram showing gating system for casting.
(b) Calculate the ratio of solidification time for two castings having equal surface area: one in the shape of cylinder and
the other shaped as rectangular parallelepiped having length to breadth ratio 3:1, if both have equal height.

1st Mid-Semester Examination

MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
Time: 1hour Maximum Marks: 30
Q.1) Answer any six questions:- [61=6]
(a) How is the clay content of a sand mould tested?
(b) What is the purpose of water as a constituent of moulding sand?
(c) Plaster moulds can be used only for relatively smaller castings. Why?
(d) What is aspiration effect with respect to casting?
(e) In which type of casting is expendable pattern used? Tell a material used for making its pattern.
(f) What is pin-hole porosity in castings?
(g) Name the iron alloy containing iron carbide. How is it obtained/ What are its properties?
(h) What do you understand by match-plate pattern?

Q.2) Answer any five questions:- [52=10]

(a) Name any 4 types of pattern allowances.
(b) What are coreprints and chaplets?
(c) What is meant by skin-dried moulds? What precaution is needed in using them?
(d) What is slush casting? What is it used for?
(e) Explain the casting defect known as drop and mention main causes responsible for it.
(f) Narrate the importance of any two properties of moulding sand.

Q.3) Answer any one question:- [14=4]

(a) Draw a well-labelled diagram showing gating system for casting.
(b) Calculate the ratio of solidification time for two castings having equal surface area: one in the shape of cylinder and
the other shaped as rectangular parallelopiped having length to breadth ratio 3:1, if both have equal height.