Manufacturing Process

Lecture - 6
 Gate or Ingate Design
It will control the flow of the liquid metal which is
enter into the mould cavity.
Depending on the position of the gate with respect to
mould cavity, there are four types :
1. Top gate
2. Bottom gate
3. Parting line gate
4. Step gate
Top gate
liquid metal will be enter into the cavity directly
from the bottom of the sprue at atmospheric
pressure.
 velocity of liquid metal which is enter into the
cavity will be very high.
 time taken to fill the cavity will be less.
 it is not used for cavity of non-ferrous materials
like Al, Mg and their alloys.
 there is favorable temperature gradient of liquid
metal in the cavity.
Bottom Gate
 gate is provided at the bottom of the cavity.
 velocity of liquid metal in the cavity will be neglected.
 there are no possibility of turbulence, splashing of liquid
metal and mould erosion.
 it is used for casting of non ferrous materials like Al, Mg
and its alloys.
 time taken to fill the cavity will be very high.
 there is unfavorable temperature gradient of the liquid
metal in the cavity.
 Parting line gate & Step gate
 To getting advantage of both
top and bottom gate, gate is
provided along the parting line
such that cavity below the
parting line can be filled by
assuming top gate and above
the parting line can be filled by
assuming bottom gate.
 It is a most commonly used
type of gating in actual
practice.
 To fill the molten liquid metal
into very large size mould
cavities, number of gates will
be provided. Liquid metal will
be enter into the cavity within a
given time without causing
turbulence and splashing of the
liquid metal.
Problems
In a gating design mould dimensions are
50×25×15 cm, area of cross section of the
gate is 5 cm^2. Height of the liquid metal
above the gate is 15 cm. Determine time
required to fill the cavity by using top and
bottom gate.