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Availability of sand will be an issue with its demand soaring on account of heavy requirements from real estate and
infrastructure projects.
2. Environmental Concerns will limit its supply.
3. Being low cost input material, its transportation over long distance may not be cost-effective.
We have few options which we need to explore :
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While the last option is purely commercial and thus dependent upon cost-price equation working out for the foundries; the
first two alternatives require investment in technology. I am aware that no one foundry is capable of engaging itself in
pursuing technology development for increasing sand re-use or sand substitute; but collectively it is possible to do it.
Will foundry clusters join hands for a Centralised Sand Reclamation Plant/ deploy resources to innovate on higher % of
re-use and development of sand substitute at a COST WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO NATURAL SAND? It is also an area
for our NCTS to focus. Knowledgespillover from the intervention will be huge for the foundry industry.
TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW.
Quick anticipation and action is better than breast-beating later.
WILL WE WAKE UP TO THE CHALLENGE ??
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Chapter
LM
AFL
IM
CM-1
CM-2
Eastern
Kolkata
Howrah
Jamshedpur
Ranchi
33
1
9
9
12
7
1
9
15
5
Total
52
20
Agra
Batala
Chandigarh
Delhi
Jaipur
4
18
2
Total
26
Foreign
Northern
CM-3
CM-4
SM
FEL
Total
5
4
27
2
2
1
93
59
42
26
8
4
10
198
92
60
41
29
11
32
220
15
11
391
10
1
7
12
3
8
10
10
6
5
1
4
18
1
21
21
54
54
31
1
11
5
39
22
84
128
55
33
31
15
23
181
17
328
Southern
Bangalore
Belgaum
Chennai
Coimbatore
Hyderabad
Kerala
Mangalore
Shimoga
Total
27
16
116
7
1
5
3
175
19
18
9
4
58
10
2
14
18
8
2
54
3
1
4
6
5
1
20
6
5
16
34
3
1
5
70
61
60
92
77
17
43
6
19
375
16
196
23
5
1
241
4
1
1
1
11
135
68
363
295
55
47
11
34
1008
Western
Ahmedabad
Vadodara
Bhopal
Gr. Mumbai
Indore
Kolhapur
Nagpur
Pune
Rajkot
38
96
8
25
3
7
30
31
45
8
5
18
1
4
5
4
6
12
6
10
1
5
3
10
3
2
1
4
4
7
4
1
18
3
6
2
9
4
75
14
7
67
40
160
13
57
54
21
3
1
1
14
3
1
3
167
129
16
149
49
197
56
119
119
283
51
50
19
54
487
47
1001
536
162
164
65
180
1264
320
31
2730
Total
Grand Total
M = Member
SM = Student Member
LM = Life Member
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Closed cell zinc aluminium alloy (ZA27)-SiC composite foam with different
Relative Density varies from 0.068-0.186 was successfully prepared by
conventional stir-casting technique using CaH 2 as foaming agent. The
synthesised foam is characterised in terms of cell size, cell wall thickness,
foam density, relative density and compressive stress-strain curve. The
compressive behaviour of the synthesised foam has been compared with
that of 2014-Al-SiC. It is found that the deformation behaviour of ZA27-SiC
foams is similar to that of 2014-Al-SiC foams. The present studies
demonstrate ZA27-SiC foam could easily be made through liquid metallurgy
technique and be used for several engineering applications at low cost as
compared to Al-foams.
INTRODUCTION
Metallic foams are attractive light-weight materials. It has attracted
considerable attention due to its excellent mechanical and functional
properties, such as high specific strength, high flame resistance,
excellent vibration reduction capacity, high impact resistance and high
energy absorbing capacity[1-4]. These can be used as structural material
as well as functional materials[2-3]. According to previous investigations,
the compressive properties of metallic foams depend on the composition
of material, property of the cell wall material, relative density, cell
structure and the type of load[2,5-6]. Considerable attention has been
paid on the manufacturing and characterisation of aluminium alloy
foams as these alloys are light-weight and exhibit excellent mechanical
properties[7,9]. Additionally, these alloys are easy to handle during high
temperature processing. Closed cell aluminium foam is fabricated
mainly through liquid metallurgy routes either by stir casting technique
using blowing agent[8] or melt foaming through simultaneous gas
purging and stirring[9]. The zinc alloys are also having reasonably good
strength. These include ZA22, ZA12 and ZA27. Additionally, these
alloys have lower melting point than the aluminium alloys. The lower
melting point of these alloy do not allow excess burning of metal
hydride which are used for foaming of liquid metal[6]. Zinc alloys being
softer than aluminium alloy, it is reported that it will have greater
strain rate sensitivity as compared to the aluminium alloy. Thus, it
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Zinc (73%)
Al (27%)
Melted at 600 0C
Zn-27% Al Alloy
Mechanical Stirrer at
800 rpm for 2 mins
Mechanical Stirrer at
800 rpm for 2 mins
Zn-27% Al Composite
ADD CaH 2
Zn-27% AL FOAM
(a)
(c)
(b)
(d)
Fig. 1 : (a) Flow sheet (b) Setup and (c) Split die making ZA27-SiC foam, and (d) ZA27-SiC foam billet and
cross-section of foam billet.
viscosity of the melt. After incorporation of SiC particles, the melt
temperature was brought down to 650oC. Then the melt was stirred
for a few seconds for keeping the distribution of SiC particle uniform in
the melt. After that 0.6 wt% of CaH2 powder (of size range 10 m to
15 m) was added in the melt through mechanical stirring at a speed
of 800 rpm. After addition of CaH2 powder in the melt, the melt
temperature was kept fixed at 650oC for 60 to 70 seconds for complete
foaming. During foaming, the height of melt surface gradually increased
and after 60 to 70 seconds, the melt surface did not increase further
indicating foaming was complete. If one kept the foam inside the furnace
after complete foaming, the foam cells would collapse and then foam
would drain out. The split type mild steel crucible (in open condition)
and the crucible filled with foamed ZA27SiC are also shown in Fig.
1(c). The foam billet was made, its cross-section is shown in Fig.1(d).
It is noted that the cells are uniform in size through the cross-section.
The CaH2 powder in place of CaCO3 can also be used for making ZA27SiC foam. During foaming only 0.4 wt.% of CaH2 was used. In case of
aluminium foam, generally 1.0 to 1.2 wt.% CaH2 is used for getting
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porosity in the range of 80 to 90%. As the density of ZA27 alloy is
around 5.0 gm/cc, it is expected that the volume of ZA alloy is around
half of the aluminium alloy. The requirement of hydride powder is
primarily related to its volume. In view of this, 0.4 wt% CaH2 powder
was used for foaming of ZA-SiC foam.
Micro-Architectural Characterisation
ZA27-SiC foam was solidified in a crucible and the cellular structure
of a typical foam billet as shown in Fig 1(d) was achieved. Foam samples
were cut from the foam billets and used for metallographic investigation
and compression tests. Foam cell size, cell wall thickness and relative
density were measured. For measuring the cell size of foam samples,
numbers of cells intersecting the measuring line were counted. Such
type of measurement was repeated for at least 50 randomly selected
lines so that 1000 cells were intersected. The average cell size is the
average length intersected by each intersected cells. The density is
measured from the weight and volume of foam samples. The cell wall
thicknesses of foams were measured from the microstructure of foam
samples. Average of at least 100 randomly selected region of cell
walls were considered for cell wall thickness measurement. Some of
the foam samples cut from the billet for microarchitecture
characterisation and compression testing are shown in Fig. 2(a). A
typical microstructure of ZA27-SiC foam is shown in Fig. 2(b). The cell
(marked as C), cell wall marked as W is shown in this figure. Higher
magnification micrograph of cell wall of these foams is shown in Fig.2(c).
It is noted that the cell wall does not depict any dendritic structure.
SiC particles are found to be pushed towards the boundary of the cell
wall. It is thus confirmed that solidification of cell wall starts from the
centre of the cell wall or from the centre of the cell wall junction point.
The foam samples cut from different regions of the billets show the
variation in density vis--vis relative density. This variation is more
prominent with the depth of foam billet and this is due to variation in
cell size and cell wall thickness along the depth of foam billet. The top
portion has relatively lower density and coarser cell size while the
bottom exhibits finer cell size and higher density. This is exactly reported
in Table1. Coarser cell wall and finer cell wall thickness towards top
portion of foam billet is due to less pressure on the gas bubbles while
foaming is taking place and lower cooling rate while the gas bubbles
are trapped in the foam billet. Thus foams with gradient structure can
be made using this technique. ZA27-SiC composite materials are also
easy to foam.
(a)
(b)
Compr
tion
Compreessiv
sivee De
Deff orma
ormation
Samples were cut from the foam billet for compressive test with
dimensions of 20 20 15 mm3 approx. Compression tests were
carried out at a strain rates of 0.01/s and at different temperatures
(100, 150, and 250C respectively) in an INSTRON Universal Testing
Machine (Model-8801). The compressive stress-strain curve
(engineering stress vs. engineering strain) of the foam samples were
recorded from test data. The deformed samples at intermediate strain
level were also examined in order to understand the deformation
mechanism.
(c)
Fig.2 : (a) Test sample for compression test (b) microstructure of
ZA27- SiC foaam and (c) magnified microstructure of cell wall of
ZA27- SiC foam.
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(a)
(b)
(c)
Fig.3. Compressive stress-strain curve of ZA27-SiC Foam at strain rate is 0.01/s and different temperature, graph (a) at 100
C, graph (b) at 150 C and graph (c) at 250 C.
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Tabl
e-1 : Density, Relative Density, Cell Size, Cell Wall
able-1
Thickness of ZA27-SiC Foam Sample
Location
Density
gm/cm3
Relative
Density
Cell Size
mm
Cell Wall
Thickness m
Bottom
0.874656052
0.17493
1.27551
327.24
0.771354971
0.15427
1.676471
218.18
0.662623702
0.13252
1.712121
145.44
0.633061626
0.12661
1.752747
138.8
0.417557161
0.08351
2.030769
92.65
0.304599249
0.06092
2.745614
71.42
Middle
Top
(a)
(b)
(c)
Fig. 4 : Deformed microstructure of ZA27-SiC foam at (a) after strain
level 0.05, (b) after strain 0.15., (c) Increase strain level of 0.3.
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The figures state that plateau stress increases with increase in density
of the foam (with decrease in porosity) and deceases with increase in
temperature. This is in fact a general trend observed. Densification
strain on the other hand follows the reverse trend with that of density
of foam and temperature of deformation. This is attributed to the fact
that the load bearing capacity of the matrix material decreases with
increase in porosity and temperature. At higher temperature,
deformation is easier and materials become softer. At higher porosity,
cells are thinner and thus easily get bended and at lower stress level,
the localised stress increased to a stress value greater than that of
yield stress. Higher porosity also led to greater extent of compaction
and thus densification strain increases. However, densification strain is
noted to be almost invariant to temperature. This confirms, that
densification strain is primarily due to compaction of the cell (porosity).
Foam with less density has higher amount of porosity and thus
undergoes greater level of compaction.
Deformation of Cells
The microstructure of ZA27-SiC foams after 0.05 strain level is shown
in Fig.4(a). It is noted that cells are almost undeformed and spherical
in shape. In few cases shearing of cell walls and cell wall bending is
noted (marked arrow). This signifies that plastic deformation has
initiated. After deformation of 0.15, the cells of foams at the loading
end are bended, sheared and fragmented. Compaction of fragmented
cell walls are recorded from the microstructure of deformed sample
[Fig. 4(b)]. It is further noted that thinner cell walls subjected to early
fracture through bending deformation and the thicker cell wall are
subjected to fracture preferably through shear deformation. Under
Tabl
e-2 : Comparison between ZA27-SiC and 2014 Al-SiC Foam
able-2
on the basis of Plateau Stress and Densification Strain at Different
Relative Density and Temperature 100C
S. No. Relative
Density
0.1
0.17493
0.2
0.3
0.13252
0.08351
Material
ZA27-SiC
Plateau
Densification
Stress (MPa) Strain
7.24
0.5447
2014 Al-SiC
5.8
0.539
ZA27-SiC
3.68
0.639
2014 Al-SiC
2.9
0.629
ZA27-SiC
1.4
0.711
2014 Al-SiC
0.8
0.72
this level of strain, the cells in the middle parts of the sample are only
mildly deformed and the microstructure is similar to that observed in
Fig.4(a). This signifies that deformation band is propagating layer by
layer from loading end to the middle layer of the foam sample. When
strain level increased to 0.3, the cells are severely damaged and
started get compacting [Fig. 4(c)]. The severe cell wall fracture
followed by collapsing and compaction is noted in this figure. This
figure also demonstrates that coarser cells and thinner cell walls are
preferably subjected to greater extent of cell wall fracture and
CONCLUSIONS
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encee s
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2. Strong Yu, Jiaan Liu, Ming Wei, Yanru Luo, Xianyong Zhu, Yaohui
Liu, Compressive Property and Energy Absorption Characteristic
of Open Cell ZA-22 Foam, 2008.
3. Barnhart J., Manufacture, Characterization and Application of
Cellular Metals and Metal Foams, Pro Master Sci 2001, 46:559632.
4. H. P. Degischer, B. Kriszt, Handbook of Cellular Metals:
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5. Jiaan Liu, Strong Yu, Xianyong Zhu, Ming Wei, Yanru Luo, Yaohui
Liu, Correlation between Ceramic Additions and Compressive
Properties of Zn-22Al Matrix Composite Foams:2008.
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Composites: Part A, 40, (2009): 279-288.
7. Mohamed Shehata Aly., Behavior of Closed Cell Aluminum Foams
upon Compressive Testing at Elevated Temperatures:
Experimental Results:2006.
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Lefakis, N. Michailidis, J. Porous Materials, 17, (2010): 773777.
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and Energy Absorption of Zn-22Al Foams: 2006.
11. A.Daound, Effect of Strain Rate on Compressive Properties of
Novel Zn12Al based Composite Foams containing Hybrid
Pores:2009.
12. Yu Sirong, Liu Jiaan. Luo Yanru, Liu Yaohui, Compressive Behavior
and Damping Property of ZA22/SiCp Composite Foams:2006.
13. B. Boic, S. Mitrovic, M. Babic, A.Vencl, I. Bobic, Corrosion Behavior
of the As- cast and Heat-Treated ZA-27 Alloy.
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INTRODUCTION
The addition of an inoculant to molten cast iron is advisable and even
necessary in most cases, in order to be able to produce castings which
fulfil the quality requirements. The mechanical properties and
machinability of cast iron with lamellar, compact and nodular graphite
greatly depend on the formation of the basic and secondary structure.
Both are significantly influenced by the inoculation treatment.
Therefore, the mechanism of inoculation and the graphite nucleation
during the solidification of cast iron is explained here.
previous history of the melt to be cast, i.e. its initial metallurgical state,
the temperature-time course and the chemical composition.
Inoculation can occur in several stages, but has its greatest impact
shortly before or during pouring. Depending on the nuclei effectiveness
and cooling conditions, inoculation occasionally takes place in the
furnace or in the intermediate vessel. However, it preferably happens
while filling the ladle, in the pouring stream or in the mould.
Besides iron, unalloyed or low-alloy cast iron contains about 1.5% to
3% silicon and 2% to 4% carbon. During the cooling, the melt attains
the eutectic composition (4.3% carbon) after a certain time and then
the eutectic solidification begins immediately, at least under conditions
of equilibrium. The precipitating carbon is then fully present as graphite.
In practice, however, these conditions of equilibrium are not achieved.
The reasons for this include variations in the chemical composition, the
wall thickness or cooling speed and the pouring temperature, with the
result that the melt in most cases cools below the stable eutectic
temperature before the solidification of the eutectic begins (Fig. 1).
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The aim of inoculation is now to ensure that sufficient nuclei are present
for the crystallisation of graphite at the beginning of this eutectic
solidification and that the formation of iron carbide (cementite, Fe3C) is
largely prevented. The addition of an inoculant is thus to be equated
with an addition of crystallisers to the molten iron, thus enabling graphite
crystallisation with minimal undercooling below the stable eutectic
temperature. This consequently enables the formation of evenly
distributed A-type graphite in cast iron (Fig. 2) with lamellar graphite
and the formation of many small graphite nodules in the Mg-treated
cast iron.
Fading Effect
The effect of the inoculation treatment depends on temperature, but
above all, on time. The term fading is also used. The fading time begins
with the addition of the inoculant and ends when the eutectic
solidification temperature is reached. A reduction in the number and a
coarsening of the inoculation-effective inclusions results during this
time due to re-oxidation, concentration compensation as well as the
dissolution of nuclei. This also explains the influence of the solidification
times on the inoculation result. While the normal wall thickness areas
of castings of 5 mm to 50 mm solidify in seconds to a few minutes, the
crystallisation of thick-walled, heavy castings with wall thicknesses
bigger than 60 mm can take hours, depending on the casting
temperature. These differences in the solidification times entail a greater
fading effect of the inoculation for bigger castings and hence a reduction
in the number of nuclei able to grow, which leads in turn to a longer
crystallisation time. Both factors have the result that the eutectic
grains or graphite nodules present in heavy section castings are
generally fewer in number but larger in size (Fig. 3).
Tabl
e-1: Inoculants Inoculation-Effective Elements and
able-1:
Applications
Effective
el
ement
element
ementss
Al
DI and GI
Inogen
INOCULANTS
In practice, inoculants are mostly special alloys based on ferro-silicon.
They contain additions of inoculation-effective elements with a high
affinity to oxygen, such as calcium, aluminium, barium, zircon,
strontium and rare earth metals. This is because successful inoculation
is always associated with a depletion of the oxygen dissolved in the
melt. However, some inoculants also contain elements such as bismuth,
titanium, manganese, sulphur and oxygen, for example, which can
also have a positive effect on the graphite nucleation. A selection of
the wide range of inoculants available is shown in Table-1. Furthermore,
inoculants based on FeSi with additions of graphite are also available
via which, in addition to the resultant oxides, graphite nuclei are
introduced into the melt. When using graphite as an inoculant, it must
be noted that this involves crystallised graphite, which is produced at
high temperatures (2500C).
Some of these inoculation-effective constituents of the inoculants, in
particular calcium and aluminium, are already contained in certain
quantities as natural content in the so-called inoculation FeSi. The
complex-alloyed special inoculants contain higher amounts and/or
the additional elements mentioned above, which, besides the
inoculation effect, also partly affect the dissolution performance of
the inoculant.
The use of pure ferro-silicon as an inoculant has proved to be ineffective.
DI
(Ductile
Iron)
GI
CGI
(Grey (Compact
Iron) Graphite
Iron)
VP 216/116
/Germalloy
Ca
Ba
SB 5
Mn
ZM 6
Zr
Inoculo 63
VP 316/
optigran
Optinoc Z
Ca
Bi
SMW 605
CerMM
Sr
CSF 10
SRF 75
SRF 75
Ti
LC
LC
Graphidox Graphidox
Because of the omission of appreciable fading times and of the thenlower-iron-temperature in the case of late inoculation enables very
good inoculation results to be achieved with minimum inoculant
additions at the same time. The maximum inoculation effect of late
inoculation is generally not attainable with ladle inoculation.
The most effective late inoculation methods applied in practice are
pouring stream and mould inoculation. In these cases, the inoculant is
either dosed precisely into the pouring stream or placed in the mould
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and Fig. 6. The result is the formation of ferrite areas, which leads to a
reduction in strength and a deterioration of the machinability.
and dissolved evenly by the molten iron during the overall casting
process.
The fact that the subsidence or fading effect depends on the inoculant
composition also merits particular consideration. Thus, for example,
very powerful inoculants usually subside very quickly as well. On the
other hand, a very long-lasting inoculant effect is ascertained for
inoculants containing barium and cerium. This aspect is, above all, to
be noted for multi-stage inoculation.
Nevertheless, it must be noted that, with the same wall thickness and
same amount of inoculant, the specific number of nodules is, in turn,
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affects the solidification process positively in this respect and, taking
into account the other influential variables (chemical analysis, cooling
conditions), leads to the desired structure as well as the formation of
uniformly finely distributed A-type graphite. Almost uniform
mechanical properties with very good machinability are therefore
ensured, even in different wall thicknesses.
Cast Iron with Nodular Graphite
Cast iron with nodular graphite would mostly solidify white or mottled
if not inoculated, owing to its fundamentally greater tendency towards
undercooling due to the magnesium treatment. The grey solidification
is only brought about by the inoculation. As a result, the specific
number of nodules is increased, the nodularity improved, the ferritisation
tendency increased and, above all, the tendency towards chill or carbide
formation reduced.
As an illustration, Fig. 10 compares the inoculation result after ladle
inoculation with 0.3% inoculant (after the magnesium treatment), as
well as ladle inoculation with 0.2% and 0.1% additional mould
inoculation. The additional mould inoculation has increased the number
of nodules, improved the nodule shape and increased the ferrite content.
In medium- and thick-walled castings, the structural formation is also
significantly improved by late inoculation. In the case of thick-walled
castings made from Ductile Iron (besides the creation of ingot moulds),
the mould inoculation is often the only option for increasing the number
of nodules and largely avoid undesired segregations, inter-granular
carbides and graphite degeneration.
Fig. 10: DI after ladle inoculation (above) and with additional mould inoculation (below);
wall thickness 10 mm, magnification 100:1 X100.
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INOCULATION METHODS
Mould Inoculation
Pre-Inoculation/Pre-Conditioning
Ladle Inoculation
This is the classic inoculation method, the inoculant being added during
tapping or pouring, e.g. after a magnesium treatment. Depending on
the amounts of iron, inoculants with grain sizes between 0.6 mm and
6 mm are mostly used for this type of inoculation. It must be ensured
that the inoculant is not placed on the bottom of the ladle but added
as steady as possible to the iron stream.
Various options are available to the caster for monitoring the inoculation
result. These are, on the one hand, the conventional methods of
evaluating casting wedge samples (depth of the chill) and the fabrication
of metallographic ground samples (graphite and structural formation,
number of eutectic grains, number of nodules). On the other hand,
thermal analysis systems are now-a-days available, which besides the
representation of the cooling curve, also provide further evaluation
options for assessing the inoculation result.
REFERNCES
Wire Inoculation
Here, the inoculant is added to the iron stream directly during pouring.
In most cases pouring stream inoculation devices are used, which
enable a quantitatively uniform addition of the inoculant to the pouring
stream over the entire casting process. What are known as the pouring
stream grain sizes are mostly between 0.2 mm and 0.7 mm. The
amount added should not be more than 0.15%, as the inoculant has
to be completely dissolved in a very short time. The advantage
compared to the ladle inoculation is the late addition time and hence
largely avoid the fading of the inoculation effect. Pouring stream
inoculation is above all used in automatic molding systems.
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Cast lightweight metals, like aluminium and magnesium, can replace cast
heavier metals, like iron and steel, in selected vehicle structural parts. To
be effective substitutes, cast lightweight metals must have similar
properties and performance to their heavier counter-parts and
comparable costs to manufacture. Castings tend to be inherently flawed with
variable properties (e.g., tensile strength, fracture strength, ductility),
requiring designs to be anchored around the poorest known performance
of a particular property. More precise knowledge of properties of castings
can enable designs that reduce materials usage and weight. Crash tests,
tests of deformation characteristics, as well as drive and continuousrunning tests, demonstrate conclusively that high safety demands made
on the chassis components are met in full.
INTRODUCTION
In vehicles of all types, weight reduction is a question of crucial
importance. Along with cost and environmental considerations, all newly
developed components must have a weight advantage in addition to
conventional solutions. In order to achieve the best technical and
economical performance, one has to consider the inter-relationship
between design, material and production process for the particular
application. The chief targets of every automaker are to reduce
weight by integrating components and eliminating structural
redundancy, as well as using lightweight metals. This paper gives a
number of examples of lightweight design with aluminium and
magnesium castings. New applications of particle-reinforced light
metals offer additional potential for weight saving and better technical,
economical and environmental performance.
Die-casting is one of the most economical casting processes for
manufacturing precision-shaped parts in mass production. Die-cast
components are being used increasingly in the automobile, aerospace,
electronic and other industries because of their premium quality, low
cost, and low weight[2].
Vacuum casting
Squeeze casting
Thixo casting
Squeeze Casting
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Thixo Casting
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However, closed furnace system for melting and casting with inert
gas protection is necessary.
The magnesium alloys which are most suitable for producing
thin-walled, large-surface structures are MgAl9Zn1 (AZ91HP) and
MgAl6Mn (AM60HP). Because of good crash properties[1] alloy AM60HP
is particularly well-suited for bodywork applications. In general, these
alloys, based on high purity (HP) magnesium have a good resistance to
surface corrosion which is comparable with aluminium die-casting
alloy AlSi9Cu3 _226. Magnesium body parts, such as the front section
(Fig.2) of AUDI 200 and Ford F-150 Donor Vehicle and tank cover
[1]
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(Fig.3) of Mercedes-Benz SLK demonstrate the design opportunities
with the HPDC process for integrative castings with a number of other
functional elements, for example, mounting flanges, bores, passages
and reinforcement webs, all of which are integrated in the design of the
casting.
In fact, 3 ULCs (ultra-large casting) replace a conventional multipiece steel and plastic front-end structure for a 67% weight savings.
Galvanic corrosion remains a concern for high-purity magnesium diecastings when joined with steel components. In order to mitigate
corrosion issues, aluminium isolators are required when joining
magnesium castings to steel, adding one step in the assembly process
and additional cost.
PARTICLE RE-INFORCED
APPLICATIONS
ALUMINIUM
ALLOY
Through the use of cylinder liners either of grey iron or particlereinforced aluminium, it became possible to produce aluminium
engine blocks (Fig.4) by die-casting using the alloy AlSi9Cu3, the
most commonly used die-casting material. The special advantages of
the Si-particle reinforced aluminium cylinder liners are as follows[1-4]:
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Uniform dispersions.
Low weight.
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present time. However, in alternative designs, e.g. electric vehicles, it
has a high degree of potential for future use. Besides the sand- casting
process, the permanent mould process could also be used for the
manufacture of larger series of internally ventilated brake disks (Fig. 5).
CONCLUSIONS
New light-weight materials and advanced casting technologies are
opening up new opportunities for weight reductions in vehicles. The key
to intelligent light metal concepts is the design potential offered by
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Prof. P. K. Datta, Jadavpur University, who
taught us foundry technology. We would like to pay our gratitude to
Prof. P. K. Mitra, Jadavpur University, who had helped us with the
theoretical aspects of foundry technology for the last two semesters.
Thanks to National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi,
Mercedes Benz and Audi Research sections for providing us with
resources for this study.
REFERENCES
1.
2.
3.
F.H. Froes and C.M. Ward-Close, J. Ad. Mats., 25(1), (1993) 20.
4.
5.
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Table-1
Part Name
3D CAD
Weight
kg
Transmission Case
Actual
Part
Weight
kg
a
Difference:
Weight
more
Kg
10 %
9%
Clutch housing
7%
7%
Crankcase
7%
INTRODUCTION
3D White Light Analysis Technology
3D White Light Technology is 3D scanning process using non-contact
optical scanning device which uses white light source to project fringes
The sensor of the scanner which is equipped with two cameras take
several images of the part during the measurement. These images are
then sent to a high-end PC where advanced image software calculates
point co-ordination throughout the visible area of the part under scan.
ANALYSIS
The areas of concern in the castings is revealed in Red colour, this
reveals that material is in excess. The amount of deviation of material
is shown in millimeter (mm). Yellow colour and light Blue colour
reveals nearness to actual dimensions. Green is within acceptable
dimensions and Dark Blue colour is with negative dimensions. All these
get reflected through appropriate software.
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Approach / Process Followed
The castings were selected for white light analysis based on following
3 criteria
1) Wherein casting weight difference found to be more with respect
to 3D model weight.
2) Complexity of the Castings with respect to profiles, shapes and
difficult to probe.
3) High volume.
The prioritised castings were scanned using 3D white light technology
available. The scanned image was then super- imposed on 3D model
of the cast component using the software available. The software
helped in identifying areas of deviations of all the dimensions of the
component with respect to 3D model.
Challenges
Collecting data on raw, finished and 3D model cast component weights
by actual / physical measurement (heavy and difficult to handle on
weighing scale), cutting them to get the actual sections as per drawing
and sending to external agency (Pune) to carry out 3D scanning were
difficult.
Benefits
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Suhas K. Paknikar
Metallurgical & Foundry Consultant, Pune.
E-mail : skpaknikar@gmail.com Mobile : 9860683750
Author has solved specification testing and casting defect analysis based on
microstructure and other conditions laid down by the global customer by
interacting with (1) Government of Maharashtra Mint at Mumbai for heat
treatment problem of cracking Coining Dies (2) German Company to replace
steel by Ductile Iron (3) German metallurgist for Measurement of Inter
Dendrite Arm Spacing (IDAS) in case of aluminium silicon alloys in microns
as per their method (4) American customer and Indian foundry for defect
analysis (5) Danish metallurgists for correct identification of casting defect
through metallographic techniques.
RESULTS
Heat treatment cycle was conducted as per suggestions and the
results were encouraging. There were no crack and the hardness
obtained was 670 VPN.
Case Study 1
Coordination with Indian Government Mint
India Government Mint, Fort-Mumbai
PROBLEM
The coining dies made of high speed steel were hardened in oil-fired
furnace by packing the dies in charcoal and then heating to hardening
temperature and then quenching after opening the packing boxes and
quenching in water. The problem was that the dies use cracked after
the treatment.
SOLUTION
CASE STUDY 2
A Case Study of M/s. Vulcan Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune
PROBLEM
M/s. Vulcan Technologies Pvt. Ltd. produces variety of castings of
couplings of different types. They had a typical practical working
problem during working of L-shape ring and hub steel castings when a
rubber ring was fitted on the exterior outer circular surface of casting
as shown in Fig. 1 of LShape Ring Casting of Steel.
The problem was of adherence of rubber with surface of steel castings
during working. It was thought that it could be solved if the casting
material was replaced by some other material replacing steel.
SOLUTION
1. It was suggested to change the H.T. cycle as step heating 710720 C for 2 hours and then increase temperature to 870 C
and then oil quenching. The step heating is for uniform heating
and homogenising the temperature for large diameter dies and
to speroidise the carbides.
2. It was suggested to check severity of quench of quenching oil
periodically.
The points considered for the replacement of Steel by S.G.. Iron for
better adherence of rubber with surface of the casting were as under:
1.
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(B)
(A)
2.
Specific Gravity
The specific gravity of steel is 7.7 gms./cm3 while that of S.G.Iron
is 7.1 gms./cm3. So there would be less weight of the castings
and so less cost.
3.
Shrink
age TTendency
endency
Shrinkage
The steel has higher shrinkage during solidification of casting
hence higher risering is required to compensate the volumetric
shrinkage in casting, hence the yield of castings and more fettling
work required increasing cost of production.
Graphite
Ferrite
Pearlite
Cementite
(C)
Fig. 1
0 1000 C
5000 C
10000 C
0.7-1.0
0.2-0.3
0.1-0.15
0.17- 0.19
0.1
0.12
0.1
0.017
From the above values, it was clear that Ferritic S. G. Iron (GGG40) has
superior thermal conductivity as shown in graph (Fig. 2). The graph
actually shows higher thermal conductivity of flake graphite than
nodular or S.G. Iron however, due to its lower torsion fatigue it is not
recommended for our application.
4.
Bonding FFact
act
or with Na
tur
al R
ubber
actor
Natur
tural
Rubber
Normally, the bonding of rubber on metallic surface is higher in
case of S. G. Iron due to presence of graphite nodules which act
as an interface between metallic matrix and rubber. This is also
because of good thermal conductivity of S. G. Iron than steel.
5.
Machinability of S.
G. Ir
on
S.G
Iron
The machinability of S. G. Iron is better than steel due to presence
of graphite nodules which break the continuity of the metallic
matrix. The chip formation during machining is segmental while in
steel is continuous ring formation that also affects the surface
finish of casting after machining.
The material of casting was changed from steel to S. G. iron for
better working of casting.
CASE STUDY 3
Measurement of Interdendritic Arm Spacing in
Aluminium Alloys
Aliminium-Silicon Casting Alloys
The microstructures of Hypoeutectic and Hypereutectic alloys are
shown in Fig. 3.
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CASE STUDY 4
BACKGROUND OF THE CASE STUDY
One Indian casting exporter was procuring S.G. Iron Top Plate castings
from one of the investment casting foundry from Gujarat. The postmachining was done by the exporter of casting to USA. The failure
analysis of the S. G. Iron Top Plate was done by IMR Test Laboratory
and sent to C.E.Engineers. It was forwarded to the foundry. Then again
the testing was done by the Investment Foundry and the reports are
presented in Fig. 6.
Fig.4
Magnification 200 X
11,20,16,25,43,25,16 Average 20 Microns
Magnification 200 X
(20,17,5,5,13,9,9,14,28) Average 13.3 Microns
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OBSER
VATIONS
OBSERV
All the photomicrographs show some black coloured defects which
are confused with shrinkage cavities. However there is no dendritic
structure at any focusing techniques.
MICR
O SC
OPIC EXAMINA
TION
MICRO
SCOPIC
EXAMINATION
Fig. 9
Fig. 8
The microstructure (Fig. 8) at this magnification does not reveal details
of the defect. The matrix comprises of well-distributed pearlite plus
ferrite with some globular carbides in the structure.
The microstructure (Fig. 9) at higher magnification shows greenish
slag inclusions near the defect area so also inside the black defect. At
this magnification, also there is no evidence of dendritic structure
which is an indication of shrinkage defects.
The microstructure (Fig. 10) also shows slag inclusions inside the
defect area. The matrix is uniform. There is no evidence of shrinkage
defect anywhere in this area.
Fig. 10
SOLUTION
As the castings were produced by the Investment Casting Process,
the following suggestions were made:
Fig. 11
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1. To check the composition of the mixture of waxes used for the
patterns and the gating systems.
2. To Check that the dewaxing is completeed thoroughly.
3. If there is wax adhering to the shell then there is posibility of
sulphure from wax can get segregated and can give greenish
slag inclusion which is of Iron-Sulphide slag formed after the
pouring and slag is trapped in the casting.
CASE STUDY 5
PROBLEM
Fig. 12
One of the renowoned Grey and S.G.. Iron foundry in Pune Chapter
area was intending to export grey iron castings to Denmak through
their representative in India. When the first batch of castings was
exported to the overseas customer, they sent a report of the castings
as rejected due to presence of shrinkage porosity in the castings.
According to them, they had checked the defect under fluorescent
light in their laboratory (Fig. 14). The report was received by the foundry
through their representatives.
The foundry then dicided to have a third party inspection from a reputed
Metallurgical Consultant from Pune. A meeting of the representative
of customer, concerned foundry and Consultant was organised. The
Consultant inspected seven samples sent by the customer in presence
of customers representative and foundry persons and found that there
was no shrinkage porosity in any casting samples. The inspection under
the fluorescent light was done in Physics Department of the University
of Pune.
Fig. 13
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CONCLUSION
From knowledge of Die Penetrant test, even under fluorescent light
shrinkage cannot be identified as both graphite thin fkakes also can be
seen as bluish flakes so also small lumo of graphite which was
considered by the Danish experts as shrinkage porosity.
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Fig. 1 : Casting.
Tabl
e-1: TTypical
ypical Chemistr y
able-1:
Element
Range in %
Copper
Silicon
Iron
Magnesium
Others
Aluminium
3-4
7.5 -9.5
<1.3
<0.3
<0.3
Remainder
Tabl
e-2 : TTypical
ypical Mechanical Pr
op
er
tie
able-2
Prop
oper
ertie
tiess
Property
Range
UTS
Yield Strength
2% minimum
90 BHN minimum
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Severe Leakage
Minor Leakage
Defect
Nearly 50% castings were failing at pressure test. The leakage was
varying from tiny bubbles to strong air jet. The leakage area was not
defined, and the nature was very erratic. However, the bigger leakage
was predominantly at the water jacket junction as shown in Fig. 3. This
is the very area of section variation.
Die was made of cast iron, and was coated with standard zirconia-
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Confirmation of Defect
To confirm that the defect is shrinkage and not blow hole or inclusion, all the three defects were compared and then analysed.
Shrinkage
Gas Hole
Inclusion
Shape
Erratic, uneven
Round or oval
Macro appearance
Dendritic, rough
Smooth, shiny
Micro appearance
Dendritic cavity,
Goes out of focus
with matrix.
Usually at centre of
metal mass.
Location
ANALYSIS
The location of shrinkage was directly under the riser / feeder but the
passage was through thin wall. Due to sand core, it was not possible to
feed it from anywhere else. Also the thin-walled nature, caused
selection of higher temperatures of about 740oC, thus inviting more
shrinkage as a result of delayed solidification.
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The core was coated with Aluminium paint to give chilling effect.
Result
Result: Significant reduction in leakages.
z
CONCLUSION
To eliminate shrinkage in casting having shell core and section variation,
only proper feeding was not sufficient. Also core coating did not make
significant contribution. However, significant change was observed only
after reducing copper, iron and after modification.
This means, complete metal treatment including modification is the
key to leak-proof castings.
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Adviser (Technology and Projects), Amtek Auto Ltd., Delhi and Member, NCTS Experts Panel,
2
GM (Designs & Development), Amtek Auto Ltd., Bhiwadi, Rajasthan
INTRODUCTION
Grey Iron cylinder block castings are pressure tested after machining.
Pressure testing is done by applying air pressure in water jacket and
oil passage area. Leakage may occur between water jacket and
cylinder bore or between water jacket and cope/drag wall.
Chemical composition of grey cast iron is as follows :
%
C
3.28
Si
Mn
Cr
Cu
1.98
0.06
0.07
0.6
0.15
0.03
Use of excessively heavy chaplets i.e. having very thick stem and
discs.
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formation of lead oxide causing discontinuity in metal matrix. Chaplets
are coated with tin not only to protect it from rusting, but also because
of tin helps in fusion of chaplets with the body of the casting and
formation of metallurgical bond. Lead is not as good as tin when it
comes to formation of metallurgical bond and fusion with the main
body of the casting. Such a non-fusion around the chaplets will results
in leakage. It is also well-known that presence of lead in as small an
amount as 0.0004% (1) causes degeneration of graphite flakes which
drastically reduces tensile strength of grey iron. Due to this, casting
may develop minute crack in localised area which may result in leakage.
CASE STUDY
REFERENCES
1. BCIRA Broadsheet-50, Harmful Effects of Trace Amounts of Lead
in Flake Graphite Cast Irons.
2. BCIRA Broadsheet-179-1, Chaplets.
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Industrial Chemistry (PDC A-3)
Mechanical Drawing (PDC A-5)
Modern Equipment, Instrumentation and
Sensor in Foundry (PDC A-7)
Metal Shaping and Surface Finishing (PDC A-9)
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English Communication (PDC A-4)
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Workshop Technology for Foundrymen (A-7)
English for Technical Communication (A-9)
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Introduction to Computing (A-2)
Chemistry (A-4)
Introduction to Materials (A-6)
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Testing of Metals and Alloys (B-3)
Foundry Management (B-5)
Energy Efficiency and Pollution Control (B-7)
Elective-I (B-9)
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Principles of Methoding & Casting Design (B-2)
Fuels, Furnaces & Refractories (B-4)
Metallurgy of Cast Alloys (B-6)
Advances in Casting Technology (B-8)
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Physical Metallurgy of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Alloys
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eting
Meeting
Bangalore Chapter
Visit tto
o FFoundrie
oundrie
oundriess with Cupola
Cupolass
A team of IIF-Bangalore Chapter visited a few metalcasting units in the
Rajkot area on June 29 & 30, 2013 who use cupola as melting route.
Participating foundrymen from Bangalore are presently running
conventional cold blast cupolas of 18 inch ID at their foundries.
The first visit was to a new foundry Sagar Ferex set up by a mechanical
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engineer Mr. Sanjay Patel. This foundry with a 18 inch cupola produces
2 tonnes/hour and upto 20 tonnes a day.
The next visit was to Paro Metal Processing Co. with 27 inch and 33
inch cupolas. Production in these furnaces is 4 tonnes and 50 tonnes
respectively. The second cupola is at a new unit where process is being
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Green Sand Control & Yield Improvement
Sand is a very important input in the
process of casting production. Sand
is largely responsible for quality of
castings. Erroneous sand practice
causes several casting defects.
In todays highly competitive market
where customers choice is a vital
factor, product quality is the first
priority to the foundrymen.
The Jaipur Chapter of IIF organised a
technical meeting on Green Sand Control & Yield Improvement
where representatives of a leading foundry input supplier made
excellent presentation covering various aspects of green sand
practices in foundry on July 27, 2013.
Mr. Kuldeep Patil, Applications Engineer in Green Sand System of
Foseco India Ltd. deliberated on Good Casting Quality through
Sand Control in Green Sand Foundry. Highlighting the importance
of sand in a casting unit, the speaker explained the process of
controlling sand quality and various ingredients of green sand system.
Mr. Patil also discussed the causes of various casting defects
Pune Chapter
Condol
enc
eting ffor
or La
Condolenc
encee Me
Meeting
Latt e A. G
G.. Ogal
Ogalee
IIF-Pune Chapter organised a condolence meeting on sad demise
of Past President of the Institute A. G. Ogale on July 12, 2013.
Members of Pune Chapter gathered to pay Homage to their friend,
philosopher and guide who had left this earthly world a few days
ago.
Mr. Saibal Sen, Chairman of IIF-Pune Chapter paid his Homage to
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Chapter Day Celebration
IIF-Greater Mumbai Chapter celebrated their Formation Day in June
2013.
Mr. K. B. Bharati, Chief Guest at the celebration spoke on Quality In
Every Area of Life. Mr. Bharati, a Fellow of IIF and Past Chairman of IIFWR lucidly explained why quality is important in our life. Quality in
behaviour, quality in attitude, quality in conversation and quality in
production. He discussed the related principle, change when change,
change before change and content & container. The Chief Guest
stressed the need for developing positive attitude in us. His comment
in this regard was Challenge the limits instead of Limit the
challenges.
Earlier, Mr. S.P. Oudhia in his address urged that Chapter Day be
celebrated along with members spouses and children, so that they
all may have the chance of coming closer to one another to make the
fraternity stronger. Master of ceremony was Mr. R.K. Kinariwala.
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Ranchi Chapter
Workshop on Ener
gy
-Efficient Mel
ting Pr
actic
oundr
or
s
Energy
gy-Efficient
Melting
Practic
acticees in the FFoundr
oundryy & SStt eel Sect
Sector
ors
Ranchi Chapter of IIF organised the
above workshop on the occasion of
their Annual General Meeting on June
22, 2013 at Hotel BNR Chanakya,
Ranchi.
In the inaugural session of the
workshop, Mr. R. Misra, Chairman &
Managing Director of HEC Ltd.
expressed his happiness to be present
at such an important function. He said
that energy-efficient melting practice
is need of the hour to successfully
compete in the highly competitive
global market. He highlighted HECs
significant role in building the nation.
his concern over imposition of import duty on scrap by the Central
Government as it would bring about raw material price hike.
Mr. Subrata Mitra, Director (Projects) of M.N. Dastur & Co. in his address
praised IIF-Ranchi Chapter for organising a workshop on such an
appropriate topic in the present context of production of quality castings
at lower cost.
Earlier, Dr. K. K. Singh, Chairman of IIF-Ranchi Chapter while delivering
welcome address discussed energy efficiency in most energy
consuming area in foundry melting. He suggested a few measures
for energy savings in melting, holding and pouring.
Mr. S. K. Saxena, General Manager (FFP), HEC Ltd. and a Life Member
of IIF was given Scroll of Honour in recognition of his valuable
contribution to IIF-Ranchi Chapter for over two decades.
Mr. Rajeshwar Ray, Head (Eastern Region) of ABP Induction Systems
Pvt. Ltd., a leading induction furnace supplier, in his presentation
highlighted need of using induction furnace
for efficient melting practice. He detailed on
the functions of sophisticated induction
furnaces of low as well as high capacity and
their advantages.
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structiv
err
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Non-Destructiv
structivee TTeest on FFerr
errous
Componentss
Howrah Chapters technical meeting on Non-Destructive Test on
Ferrous Castings was held on April 18, 2013. Mr. D. Chatterjee made
an interesting presentation on the aforesaid subject.
In his in-depth presentation, Mr. Chatterjee
mainly discussed basic principles of nondestructive test, its applications, advantages and
limitations.
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in India took its birth in the Eastern part of the country. In his opinion,
Kiswok is an example of state-of-the-art Indian foundry and other
foundries may find them the Role Model.
He referred to the traditional Indo-Japan friendship. He also mentioned
commemoration of 60th year of relationship between the two countries
and the scheduled visit of Japanese king and queen to India this year.
Technologically advanced Japan, a super economic power in the world,
is expected to promote advancement in Indian foundry sub-sector, Mr.
Moitra said.
The Secretary General of the countrys apex body for foundry industry
said that this industry involves a large section of poor who need to be
economically upgraded. He referred to the role played by IIF-CET to
uplift foundry workforce through imparting technical education and
training.
According to Mr. Moitra, there is dearth of skilled manpower in foundry
sub-sector. Mechanisation is urgently needed in this basic
manufacturing industry. He opined that joint effort of Japan and India
could go a long way in developing the countrys metalcasting subsector.
Ms. Sayaka Kitamura, Economic Researcher & Advisor, Japanese
Consulate in Kolkata while addressing the inaugural session of the
seminar appreciated Kiswoks effort in organising such a seminar on a
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address, highlighting the importance of foundry industry in Eastern
India, said that foundry business has been a major industry in this part
of India for the past century, and has been a major source of
employment and revenue for Government. Despite major hurdles like
organisational indifference, lack of infrastructure and skilled labour,
foundries continued to flourish in Howrah and surrounding areas, solely
due to the initiatives of individual entrepreneurs be it in marketing,
adoption of new technology, financial assistance etc.
Since a few years, Kiswok has been trying to combine the efforts of
these individual entrepreneurs to form a joint platform, which would
have a synergic effect and benefit for the entire foundry industry as a
whole, Mr. Kejriwal said.
Referring to the visit of a team, from Eastern India and led by Mr. Raj
Kejriwal, to 11 foundries in Japan in the recent past, he stated that it
was felt that Indian foundrymen should get themselves acquainted
with the foundry processes and systems practised in Japan. In his
opinion, visit to Japan foundries was an eye opener for the visiting
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Indian Foundry Industry has taken significant stride in the last couple of decades and is looking forward to further
growth in coming years. It has already taken a position of dominance in the global map today.
To uphold this position, our foundries must quickly master the manufacturing technologies, materials and equipment
which were introduced, widely accepted and routinely practised elsewhere in the world, some time ago, but not
done so by us till date. For example, sand reclamation, robotic operations, manufacturing of CG. Iron, AD Iron,
squeeze casting technology etc. The reasons could be lack of awareness or non-availability of sufficient information
about them or even prohibitive costs when they were introduced.
At the same time, our foundrymen must keep themselves updated about globally emerging trends in new technologies,
new alloys, new equipment which are at the horizon thanks to the constant research and development efforts being
put in by the manufacturers and users worldwide.
We need to enlighten our foundrymen, both in ferrous and non-ferrous areas, about the current technologies, alloy
processes and equipment as well as globally emerging trends in the future.
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Software Purchase, etc but the lenders are not comfortable with such intangible assets.
They would like to raise finance on the strength of business and backing of cash flows rather than Asset Cover/ Collateral
Security. They would also like to have a longer initial moratorium on principal instalments to ensure greater chances of success
for ventures.
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unlisted MSMEs operating in emerging sectors such as light engineering, clean-tech, agro-based industries, logistics, infrastructure, educational
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as a unit scheme to make primarily equity or equity-related investments in the growth-oriented businesses established in India. The Fund
seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for its contributors through long-term capital appreciation.
The Fund will seek a strategic stake in the funded companies with board representation and other rights as venture capital investor.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Foundry sub-sectors nodal ministry DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), Ministry of Commerce & Industry has sought
specific suggestions on the following issues:
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2.
To identify areas where Indian exporters face administrative impediments that lead to increase in transaction cost.
4.
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Suggest steps for removal of procedural complexities as compared to global best practices.
6.
Suggest steps to move towards transparent and increasingly paperless processing through digital platform.
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clear existing dues and remaining Rs.450 crore
would be used towards increase in interest
subvention rate from 2% to 3%.
Hike in rate of interest subvention would apply
to all sectors under the existing scheme. The
Government is looking at expanding interest
subvention scheme for more sectors. New
products would be included based on necessity
and fund. The Government would also consider
enhancement of fund under Market Access
Initiative and Market Development Assistance
to help exporters explore new markets and
also for strengthening their presence in existing
ones. Board of Trade would shortly review the
domestic and international trade scenario.
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2012-13
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Tata Motors
-10.52
8.33
-17.97
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-48.97
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-15.36
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July
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(Units)
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2012
(Unit
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(Units)
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75,145
77,002
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71,024
5.80
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25,965
30,610
-15.17
27,585
-5.87
Mahindra
15,530
17,232
-9.87
22,011
-29.44
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11,515
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11,223
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Motherson Sumi Systems (MSSL), an auto
component maker, have recently announced
their plans towards investment of Rs.800 crore
in four/five new manufacturing plants this year.
They have earmarked Rs.650 crore for
overseas markets like Germany, China and the
US where they have received several new
orders from automakers like Volkswagen.
They are adding only one new plant in Gujarat
in India for Ford and would expand capacity at
other locations in Bangalore, Chennai and
Tapukara in Rajasthan. They have also
procured land for a new plant in Gujarat for
Maruti and some other new plants would also
come up in near future. The company has
more than 130 plants globally. Nearly 83% of
their revenues are coming from overseas
operations.
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reduce output following production holidays
upto eight days in a month at their plant at
Bidadi near Bangalore in order to lower
inventory levels.
They have an inventory of 3000 cars at their
factory due to lower sales. In May 2013, the
company sold 10,023 units, indicating a
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consumers of metal, has planned to close
outdated capacity since 2009 as part of their
efforts to reduce energy consumption and
emissions. This year, deadline of closure is
September 2013.
Ministrys order for closure of outdated
capacities are as follows :
Copper
: 654,400 tonnes
Aluminium
: 260,000 tonnes
Lead
: 807,000 tonnes
Zinc
: 146,200 tonnes
Ministrys plan for closure of total outdated
capacities in 2013 are as follows :
Copper
: 665,000 tonnes
Aluminium
: 273,000 tonnes
Lead
: 879,000 tonnes
Zinc
: 143,000 tonnes
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Average steel production growth rate in the
world in June 2013 at 1.9% is more than
double that of India. Steel production in India
is 6.450 million tonnes in June 2013
compared to 6.392 million tonnes a year ago,
indicating a growth rate of 0.9%.
Global steel production is 132 million tonnes
in June 2013 in comparison to 129.229
million tonnes in June 2012. In the first six
months of 2013, growth rate of steel
production in India was 2.5% at 39.36 million
tonnes while world average growth rate of
steel production was only 2% at 789.79
million tonnes.
In June 2013, steel production of China was
64.66 million tonnes, whereas that of Japan
was only 9.3 million tonnes, South Korea 5.5
million tonnes. In European Union, steel
production in Germany was 3.7 million tonnes,
Italy 2.2 million tonnes and France 1.4 million
tonnes in June 2013. Crude steel production
in Turkey in June 2013 was 3 million tonnes,
indicating an increase of 0.5% from production
of June 2012.
In June 2013, steel production in Russia was
5.7 million tonnes showing a dip of 0.8%,
Ukraine 3.1 million tonnes, US is 7.2 million
tonnes, lower by 0.2% from June 2012. Steel
production in Brazil in June 2013 is 2.8 million
tonnes, indicating an increase of 2.7%. Crude
steel capacity utilisation ratio in June 2013
declined to 79.2% from 79.6% in May 2013.
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Mesco Steel is interested in increasing steelmaking capacity in Orissa to 3.5 million tonnes
per annum from the present level of 1.2
million tonnes per annum with an investment
of Rs.8000 crore. Phase two of the project
would be completed in next five years.
The company had already invested Rs.2500
crore in the first phase of 1.2 million tonnes
steel plant in Kalinganagar Industrial Estate in
Jajpur district in Orissa. State Government
have assured them of linkage of raw material
supply for the plant.
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market specialised co-branded long steel
products for the automotive sector with Aichi
Steel Corporation of Japan.
They are aiming at increasing the steel
products meant for auto sector to 60% of
total steel production of 1 million tonne
capacity to be achieved by first quarter of
2014-15. At present, they are selling
automotive steel of 55% of 0.6 million tonne
capacity.
Product development with Aichi would be done
in next three years. The company is also
negotiating with Maruti and Tata Hitachi for
such specialised steel.
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3rd Aluminium Technologies,
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Details are available from :
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z Infrastructure z Design & Innovation
z Robotisation z Automation
Details are available from :
Website : IndiaCompositesShow.com
CAEMEX 2013
SAE-China Congress & China
Automotive Engineering and
Manufacturing Exhibition 2013
November 26-28, 2013
China National Convention Center, Beijing
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Engimach 2013
November 27- December 1, 2013
University Ground, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Details are available from :
Website : www.engimach.com
EuroMold 2013
December 3-6, 2013
Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Details are available from :
Website : www.biztradeshows.com
IPVS 2013
Industrial Pumps, Valves and
Systems Trade Fair 2013
December 5-7, 2013
Codissia Trade Fair Centre, Coimbatore
Details are available from :
Website : www.ipvs.in
Euroguss 2014
10th International Trade Fair for Die
Casting - Technology, Processes,
Products
January 14-16, 2014
Nuremberg, Germany
Details are available from :
Website : www.euroguss.de
PaintExpo 2014
Leading International Trade Fair for
Industrial Coating Technology
April 8-11, 2014
Exhibition Centre, Karlsruhe, Germany
Organizer: FairFair GmbH
Details are available from :
Website : www.paintexpo.com
Metef-Foundeq 2014
June 11-14, 2014
Verona, Italy
Details are available from :
Website : www.foundeq.com
parts2clean 2014
Leading International Trade Fair for
Industrial Parts and Surface
Cleaning
June 24-26, 2014
Exhibition Centre, Stuttgart, Germany
Organizer: Deutsche Messe AG
Details are available from :
Website : www.parts2clean.com
MMMM 2014
10th International Exhibition and
Conference
September 4-7, 2014
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Details are available from :
Website : www.mmmm-expo.com
Aluminium 2014
October 7-9, 2014
Messe Dusseldorf, Germany
Details are available from :
Website : www.aluminiummesse.com
IFCE 2014
5th International Foundry Congress
and Exhibition
December 2014
Lahore, Pakistan
Details are available from :
Website : www.pfa.org.pk
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We are a leading Raj ot-based ISO/TS:16949:2009 certified manufacturer of Grey Iron (Cast Iron) Ductile Iron (S. G.
Iron) Castings with machining facilities to supply fully finished parts / machined components to various OE Manufacturers
of Automotive, Tractors, Pumps, Engines, alves, Materials Handling E uipments, ibration Damper for heavy electrical
lines and other industries. We also produce single-piece Castings / Counter Weights upto 5000 g. Our current capacity
is apprx. 1500 MT per month.
Now we are increasing our capacity and installing new (3rd) Automotive Foundry Plant with DISA - ARPA 1300 and ARPA
450 moulding lines and a new Machine Shop with HMC, MC CNC Machines in Raj ot with a capacity of 1800 MT per
month which will be commissioned by December 2013. Thereafter, our total capacity will be approx. 3300 MT per month
from 1st January 2014.
We have re uirement of the following personnel for our existing plants and new (3rd) plant:
1.
2.
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FOUNDRY DIVISION
RA KOT
MACHINING DIVISION
RA KOT
Candidates having ade uate ualifications B.E. / B. Tech / Diploma / ITI, as per the functional needs of the post
and experience in respective fields with nowledge of ISO/TS Quality Management System, Development /
Implementation of CP, CPK, PPAP, Six Sigma, 5S, CAD/CAM, Tooling and Manufacturing Process, etc., may
please apply immediately with C and photographs to :
HR D
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11/12, Mec oni House 369, Bhandar ar Road, Matunga (C.R.), Mumbai 400 019.
Phones : (022) 2404 2754 / 2409 6297, Fax : (022) 2403 2047.
E-mail: hrd@gautamcasting.com
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GPT Castings Ltd. is a manufacturing unit engaged in manufacturing SG cast iron shoulders for Indian Railways. The Company is part of GPT
Group which is a fast-growing business conglomerate involved in key sectors such as Infrastructure, Civil construction, Manufacturing,
Healthcare & Education with a group turnover exceeding Rs. 500 crore. We are on the outlook for the following positions with experience in
SG Ir
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Barjoraa (near Durgapur):
Ref. No.
Positions
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Dip/Graduate Engineer from Mechanical/ Metallurgical discipline with 15-20 years
GPT/Cast/01 He
of techno-commercial work experience capable of leading, directing and controlling
all activities of SG Iron Foundry such as Moulding /Melting /Methoding /Quality of
output, ensuring profitability and business growth. Salary Negotiable. Location:
Durgapur, West Bengal
GPT/Cast/02 Senior Level Executive
Graduate with 5-10 years of work experience in marketing of ductile iron and graded
(Marketing)
SG iron castings (Foundry Related Product). MBA in Marketing preferable; Salary
Negotiable; Location: Durgapur/Kolkata, West Bengal
GPT/Cast/03 Senior Level Executive
Dip/Graduate Engineer in Mechanical/ Metallurgical discipline with 5-10 years of
(Product Development)
relevant experience and exposure in marketing of ductile iron and graded SG iron
castings ; Salary Negotiable; Location: Durgapur/Kolkata, West Bengal
Interested candidates should apply with CV and passport size photograph or mail us at
career@gptgroup.co.in or post to HR at
JC-25, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700098, Telephone: 91-33-40507000/1
A fast growing Pvt. Ltd. Co. having PAN-India presence requires following staff
for its Head Office at Mumbai, for supply and distribution of Mineral raw materials
for the Foundry Industry, especially Sand Casting, Investment Casting and Coatings.
Marketing Manager 1 Post
Asst. Manager 1 Post
Candidates with metallurgical/ mechanical background and experience in foundry
industry shall be preferred. Candidates should be willing to travel. Attractive
remuneration package for deserving candidates.
Please email your resume in strict confidence to:
skghomumbai@gmail.com
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ADVERTISERS INDEX
62nd IFC ............................................................................................................................. 59
ABP Induction Systems Pvt. Ltd. ........................................................................6
Anfaa Masbak Pvt. Ltd. ....................................................................................... 152
Ajoy Syscon Pvt. Ltd. ........................................................................................ 12,13
APJ India .................................................................................................................................8
B.P. Engineers ............................................................................................................. 152
Baroda Machinery Mfgrs. Pvt. Ltd. ......................................................... 82,83
Wesman .............................................................................................................................. 19
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