Effect of Top and Bottom Gating System in Sand Casting of Aluminum Alloy Al 6063-T5

Authors

  • Kareem Akhtar UET Peshawar
  • Aqib Masood Khan College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, (NUAA). China.
  • Qazi Salman Khalid Department of Industrial Engg. UET Peshawar
  • AbdurRehman Babar Department of Industrial Engg. UET Peshawar
  • Shakir Azim Department of Industrial Engg. UET Peshawar.
  • Rehman Akhtar Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engg. UET Peshawar
  • Feroze Shah Department of Mechanical Engineering UET Peshawar
  • Naeem Khan Department of Mechanical Engineering UET Peshawar

Keywords:

Top and bottom gating system, solidification time, Ultimate tensile strength, Aluminum Alloy6063 T5,

Abstract

During casting process of light metals mold filling significantly affect the casted part. Top and bottom gating system is the most significant design consideration in sand casting. It directly effects the mold filling pattern and solidification time. In this research work, the effect of varying gate sizes with top and bottom configuration on the ultimate tensile strength, solidification time and mold filling time was analyzed. For this purpose, eight experiments were performed by varying top and bottom gating sizes while keeping all other parameters constant. ASTM standard samples were prepared and MTS machine was used to observe the UTS of samples. The Matlab software was used to draw the graphs to analyze the effect of top and bottom gating system on UTS. Bottom gating system exhibits better UTS contrary to top gating system.

 

Author Biography

Rehman Akhtar, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engg. UET Peshawar

Associate Professor,

Department of Industrial Engg.UET Peshawar

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Published

2018-03-31

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Akhtar, K., Khan, A. M., Khalid, Q. S., Babar, A., Azim, S., Akhtar, R., Shah, F., & Khan, N. (2018). Effect of Top and Bottom Gating System in Sand Casting of Aluminum Alloy Al 6063-T5. Journal of the Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 46(1), 9–16. Retrieved from http://piche.org.pk/journal/index.php/jpiche/article/view/380

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2018): JPIChE Vol 46 Issue 1 2018

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