Casting & Welding MF F343: BITS Pilani
Casting & Welding MF F343: BITS Pilani
Casting & Welding MF F343: BITS Pilani
MF F343
Dr. Sujith R
• Complex shapes
• Losses is minimal
• Isotropic properties
3 BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Limitations
Parting line: This is the dividing line between the two molding
flasks that makes up the mold.
Pre-requisites:
Easily worked, shaped and joined
Light in weight
Strong, hard and durable
Resistant to wear and abrasion
Resistant to corrosion, and to chemical reactions
Dimensionally stable and unaffected by variations in
temperature and humidity
Available at low cost
19 BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
Pattern material
characteristics
Characteristic Wood Aluminium Steel Plastic Cast Iron
Machinability E G F G G
Wear P G E F E
resistance
Strength F G E G G
Weight E G P G P
Repairability E P G F G
Corrosion E E P E P
resistance
5. Rapping allowance
Up to 12 0.12
Cast iron 12 to 20 0.20
20 to 40 0.25
Up to 6 0.12
Cast steel 6 to 20 0.25
20 to 40 0.30
Up to 8 0.09
Non ferrous 8 to 12 0.12
12 to 40 0.16
Height of the
Draft angle for Draft angle for
Pattern material given surface
external surfaces internal surfaces
(inch)
1 3.00 3.00
1 to 2 1.50 2.50
Wood 2 to 4 1.00 1.50
4 to 8 0.75 1.00
8 to 32 0.50 1.00
1 1.50 3.00
1 to 2 1.00 2.00
Metal and plastic 2 to 4 0.75 1.00
4 to 8 0.50 1.00
8 to 32 0.50 0.75
• Negative allowance.