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This document outlines the first assignment for the NPTEL Online Certification Course on Principles of Casting Technology, taught by Prof. P.K. Jha at IIT Roorkee. It includes a series of questions related to the solidification process, nucleation, grain structure, and factors affecting solidification time. The assignment tests knowledge on various concepts in casting technology, including material properties and solidification dynamics.

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Assignment 01

This document outlines the first assignment for the NPTEL Online Certification Course on Principles of Casting Technology, taught by Prof. P.K. Jha at IIT Roorkee. It includes a series of questions related to the solidification process, nucleation, grain structure, and factors affecting solidification time. The assignment tests knowledge on various concepts in casting technology, including material properties and solidification dynamics.

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NPTEL Online Certification Course

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee


Course Name: Principles of Casting Technology (NOC25-ME63)
Instructor: Prof. P.K. Jha

WEEK 1: ASSIGNMENT 1

1. In the figure below, what do A and B represent during the solidification process?

a) Free energy line for liquid and melting temperature


b) Free energy line for solid and melting temperature
c) Melting Temperature and free energy line for liquid
d) Melting Temperature and free energy line for solid

2. The material most commonly used for making cores in casting is


a) Plastic
b) Metal
c) Sand
d) Wood

3. In heterogeneous nucleation, nucleation is likely to start


a) Anywhere in the liquid at same time
b) Most probably near foreign particles or mold walls
c) At the highest temperature points in the liquid
d) At the center of the mold cavity

4. In a solidification process, the degree of undercooling is defined as:


a) The temperature difference between the pouring temperature and ambient temperature
b) The temperature decrease below the melting point necessary to start solidification
c) The temperature above which the liquid solidifies
d) The temperature difference between solidus and liquidus curves

5. For value of surface energy per unit area as 0.5 J/m2, latent heat of fusion as 200
J/cm3, melting temperature as 973.15 K and the degree of undercooling as 50 °C, the
critical radius for the solidification process will be
a) 0.7 nm
b) 70 nm
c) 50 nm
d) 90 nm
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∆𝐻 ∆𝑇 200 ×50 𝐽
Sol: ∆𝐺 = = = 14.29 𝑐𝑚3
𝑇𝑚 700
−2𝛾 −2 × 0.5
𝑟∗ = = = 7 × 10−8 𝑚 = 70 𝑛𝑚
∆𝐺 14.29 × 106

The question will be eliminated from the marking scheme.

6. What type of grain structure is formed initially at the mold wall during the
solidification of pure metals?
a) Columnar grains
b) Equiaxed grains
c) Dendritic grains
d) Random grains

7. How does the cooling rate influence the microstructure of solidified alloys?
a) Higher cooling rates result in coarser grains
b) Lower cooling rates result in more equiaxed grains
c) Higher cooling rates promote the formation of dendritic structure
d) Lower cooling rates prevent dendritic growth

8. In context of freeze wave mechanism, Centreline Feeding Resistance (CFR) is


indicative of
a) time to achieve maximum cooling
b) ease of feeding material through runner
c) ratio of solidification time at the centreline to total solidification time
d) cooling rate at the mold walls

9. A cylindrical casting has an equal diameter and height of 10 cm. If the solidification
factor is 2 s/cm2, what will be the solidification time?
a) 4.5 seconds
b) 5.0 seconds
c) 5.5 seconds
d) 6.0 seconds

Sol: For a cylinder if d = h,


𝑉 𝐷
=6
𝑆𝐴
10
Therefore, 𝑡𝑠 = 2 × ( 6 )2 = 5.5555 seconds

10. If the thermal conductivity for a casting is doubled, the solidification time will
become
a) Double
b) Same
c) Half
d) Four times

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Sol: (𝑡𝑠 ∝ 𝐾) , If the thermal conductivity increases, the heat transfer rate also increases,
leading to a reduction in the solidification time.

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