18AUL38 Foundry and Forging Laboratory syllabus for AU

Experiments

PART- A

Testing of Moulding Sand and Core Sand: Preparation of sand specimens and conduction of the following tests:

a. Compression, Shear and Tensile tests on Universal Sand Testing Machine.

b. Permeability test

c. Core hardness & Mould hardness tests. ( Demonstration only))

d. Sieve Analysis to find Grain Finest number of Base Sand

e. Clay content determination in Base Sand

PART- B

Foundry Practice:

a. Use of foundry tools and other equipment.

b. Preparation of moulds using two moulding boxes using patterns or without patterns. (Split pattern, Match plate)

c. Preparation of one casting (Aluminum or cast iron-Demonstration only) 

PART- C

a. Calculation of length of the raw material required to prepare the model by forging.

b. Preparing minimum three forged models involving upsetting, drawingand bending operations.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• To apply knowledge of foundry and forging for the conduct of experiments in Foundry and Forging laboratory using standard test procedures.
• To explain various foundry and forging tools and demonstrate their usage.

Conduct of Practical Examination:

1. All laboratory experiments are to be included for practical examination.

2. Breakup of marks and the instructions printed on the cover page of answer script to be strictly adhered by the examiners.

3. Students can pick one experiment from part A and part B or part C from lot prepared by examiners.

4. Max. Marks for part A and part B or part C should be 30, 50 marks and for viva 20 marks.

5. Change of experiment is allowed only once and 15% Marks allotted to the procedure part to be made zero.