DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND BUILDENVIRONMENT

Casting Assignment
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 Mechanical Manufacturing 2A
Casting Assignment (7.5%) Due date: 18 March 2020 at 16H00

You are a Technologist at casting station at University of Johannesburg. You have given
task to conducted casting experiment to determine total heat required to accomplish
the casting. In addition, determine the casting mould constant used during casting. Use
the information in this document to calculate.

The experiment done at the following condition.

1. Conducted at room temperature of 24oC
2. Heat mild steel scrap in the furnace 100oC above melting point,
3. The amount of metal heated was be 19% more than what is need to fill the mould
cavity.
4. Record time taken to solidify was 20 min.

Given: Properties of mild steel

Density: ρ soap=2710
( mkg )
3

Specific heat capacity (solid): C 1=0.21 ( kgkJ℃ )

Specific heat capacity (liquid): C 1=0.18 ( kgkJ℃ )
Heat of fusion: h f =389 ( kJkg )
Melting Temperature = 660 0C

Heat required
n
V
Solidification and Cooling, Chvorinov’s Rule: T TS=C m ( )
A
Required to Calculate: (show all calculations)

Surface Area of the cast, (m2)

Volume of the cast, (m3)
Volume of metal (include 19%)
Mass of metal heated=ρ❑ V ❑ (kg)
Total Heat required, (kJ)
casting mould constant (Cm)
Report must consist of

Cover Page (provided)

Content Page

Aim
(One sentence)

Background of casting
(Theory from books, articles)

List of equipment
(List of all possible equipment used in casting)

Procedure of casting
(Step by step, how do you go about casting)

Results
(All calculation and drawings, hand writing)

Discussion and conclusion

(Discuss the results, any possible error that can affect the results, suggestion if any)

Reference
NB : use Correct cover page, 12 font size, times new romans/ Arial. 1.5
spacing.
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