Chapter 2 :Metal Casting

Lecture 5 : Gate Problems

03-09-2022
GATE ME 2016 Set 1

The part of a gating system which regulates the rate of pouring of molten metal is
A
pouring basin
B
runner
C
choke
D
ingate

GATE ME 2016 Set 3

Equal amounts of a liquid metal at the same temperature are poured into three moulds made of steel, copper and aluminum. The
shape of the cavity is a cylinder with 15 mmmm diameter. The size of the moulds are such that the outside temper-ature of the
moulds do not increase appreciably beyond the atmospheric temperature during solidification. The sequence of solidification in
the mould from the fastest to slowest is
(Thermal conductivities of steel, copper and aluminum are 60.5,401 and 237 W/m-K,, respectively. Specific heats of steel, copper
and aluminum are 434,385 and 903 J/kg-K, respectively. Densities of steel, copper and aluminum
are 7854,8933 and 2700 kg/m3,, respectively.)
A
Copper −− Steel −− Aluminium
B
Aluminium −− Steel −− Copper
C
Copper −− Aluminium −− Steel
D
Steel −− Copper −− Aluminium
GATE ME 1989
Two cubical castings of the same metal and sizes of 2cm side and 4cm side are moulded in green sand. If the
smaller casting solidifies in 2mins,, the expected time of solidifications of larger casting will be
A
16 min
B
2√8 min
C
8 min
D
4 min
GATE ME 1992
Match the following:
GATE ME 1994
Only 4pairs can be matched :
GATE ME 1998
Match the following
GATE ME 2003

With a solidification factor of 0.97×10^6 s/m2, the solidification time (in seconds) for a
spherical casting of 200mm diameter is
GATE ME 2004
Gray cast iron blocks 200×100×10mm are to be cast in sand moulds. Shrinkage allowance for pattern making
is 11%. The ratio of the volume of pattern to that of the casting will be
A
0.97
B
0.99
C
1.01
D
1.03
GATE ME 2005
A mould has a down sprue whose length is 20 cm and the cross sectional area at the
base of the down sprue is 1cm2. The down sprue feeds a horizontal runner leading into
the mould cavity of volume 1000cm3. The time required to fill the mould cavity will be
GATE ME 2005
Match List - II (products) with List - IIII (casting process) and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists
A
A−3,B−2,C−4,D−5
B
A−1,B−3,C−4,D−5
C
A−1,B−2,C−3,D−4
D
A−3,B−2,C−5,D−4
GATE ME 2006
In a sand casting operation, the total liquid head is maintained constant such that it is equal to the mould
height. The time taken to fill the mould with a top gate is tA.. If the same mould is filed with a bottom
gate, then the time taken is tB.. Ignore the time required to fill the runner and frictional effects. Assume
atmospheric pressure at the top molten metal surfaces. The relation between the tA and tB is
A
tB=√2.tA
B
tB=2.tAtB=2.tA
C
tB= tA2/ √2
D
tB=2√2.tA
GATE ME 2007
Volume of a cube of a side ′′l′′ and volume of sphere of radius ′r′ are equal. Both the cube and the
sphere are solid and same material. They are being cast. The ratio of the solidification time of the
cube to the same of the sphere is
A
((4π/6)3.(r/l)6
B
(4π/6).(r/l)2
C
(4π/6).(r/l)3
D
(4π/6)2.(r/l)4
GATE ME 2007
A 200 mmmm long down sprue has an area of cross section of 650 mm2 where the pouring
basin meets the down sprue (i.e. at the beginning of the down sprue). A constant head of molten
metal is maintaining by the pouring basin. The molten metal flow rate
is 6.5×10^5mm3/s. considering the end of down sprue to be open to atmosphere and an
acceleration due to gravity of 10^4mm/s2, the area of the down sprue in mm2 at its end (avoiding
aspiration effects) should be
A
650
B
350
C
290.7
D
190.0
GATE ME 2009
Match the following
GATE ME 2008
While cooling, a cubical casting of side 40mm undergoes 3%,4% and 5% volume shrinkage during the liquid state,
phase transition and solid state respectively. The volume of metal compensated from the riser is
A
2%
B
7%
C
8%
D
9%

GATE ME 2009
Match the following
GATE ME 2010

In a gating system, the ratio 1:2:4 represents

A
Sprue base area : runner area : in-gate area
B
Pouring basin area : in-gate area : runner area
C
Sprue base area : in-gate area : casting area
D
Runner area : in-gate area : casting area
GATE ME 2010
For the case of molding, it is decided to replace a spherical riser of diameter 100mm by a cylindrical riser.
Determine size of the cylindrical riser that will have the identical solidification time. Assume blind riser &
ratio of height to radius of cylinder is 2.
A
10cm
B
100cm
C
50cm
D
5cm
GATE ME 2011
A cubic casting of 50mm side undergoes volumetric solidification shrinkage and volumetric solid contraction
of 4% and 6% respectively. No riser is used. Assume uniform cooling in all directions. The side of cube after
solidification and contraction is
A
48.32mm
B
49.90mm
C
49.94mm
D
49.96mm
GATE ME 2014 Set 1
An aluminium alloy (density 2600 kg/m3 ) casting is to be produced. A cylindrical hole
of 100 mm diameter and 100 mm length is made in the casting using sand core
(density 1600 kg/m3 ). The net buoyancy force (in Newton) acting on the core is
_____________________
GATE ME 2014 Set 4
A cylindrical riser of 6cm diameter and 6cm height has to be designed for a sand
casting mould for producing a steel rectangular plate casting
of 7cm×10cm×2cm dimensions having the total solidification time of 1.36 minute.
The total solidification time (in minute) of the riser is ___________________
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
A cylindrical blind riser with diameter d and height h, is placed on the top of the mold cavity of a closed type
sand mold as shown in the figure. If the riser is of constant volume, then the rate of solidification in the riser is
the least when the ratio h:d is
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
A cube and a sphere made of cast iron (each of volume 1000cm3) were cast under
identical conditions. The time taken for solidifying the cube was 4 s. The solidification
time (in s) for the sphere is _____________________
GATE ME 2015 Set 1
The solidification time of a casting is proportional to (V/A)2,, Where V is the volume of the casting and A is the
total casting surface area losing heat. Two cubes of same material and size are cast using sand casting
process. The top face of one of the cubes is completely insulated. The ratio of the solidification time for the
cube with top face insulated to that of the other cube is
A
25/36
B
36/25
C
1
D
6/5
GATE ME 2015 Set 3
The dimensions of a cylindrical side riser (height = diameter) for a
25cm×15cm×5cm steel casting are to be determined. For the tabulated shape factor values given below, the
diameter of the riser (in cm) is _______________
GATE ME 2015 Set 3
Ratio of solidification time of a cylindrical casting (height = radius) to that of a cubic
casting of side two times the height of cylindrical casting is ____________
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
Heat is removed from a molten metal of mass 2 kg at a constant rate of 10kW till it is
completely solidified. The cooling curve is shown in the figure.
Assuming uniform temperature throughout the volume of the metal during
solidification, the latent heat of fusion of the metal (in kJ/kg) is
GATE ME 2016 Set 2
Gray cast iron blocks of size 100mm×50mm×10mm with a central spherical cavity of
diameter 4 mm are sand cast. The shrinkage allowance for the pattern is 3%. The ratio of
the volume of the pattern to volume of the casting is ___________________
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
A cylindrical job with diameter of 200 mm and height of 100mm is to be cast using modulus method of
riser design. Assume that the bottom surface of cylindrical riser does not contribute as cooling surface. If
the diameter of the riser is equal to its height, then the height of the riser (in mm) is
A
150
B
200
100
D
125