Optimization of Molding Sand Composition for Casting Al Alloy

Sumaiya Shahria; Md. Tariquzzaman; Md. Habibur Rahman; Md. Al Amin; Md. Abdur Rahman

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Optimization of Molding Sand Composition for Casting Al Alloy

Sumaiya Shahria, Md. Tariquzzaman, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Al Amin, Md. Abdur Rahman

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 6 March 2017 Accepted: 5 April 2017 Published: 17 May 2017

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Abstract

In the aluminum casting industry, the foundry manufacturers find the quality of the sand mold as important fact to achieve high quality aluminum castings. The aim of this research is to reduce aluminum casting defects by optimizing proportion of water and bentonite added to a recycled sand mold. Aluminum 356 alloy was preferred for this research based on the traditional method of trial and error twelve castings were performed with the different proportion of sand, bentonite, and water. A five scale rating method has been applied to rate the casted product upon number of defects. This research has been carried out by analyzing the variance (ANOVA) by using Minitab 17.0 software and finally concludes with the optimum level of composition for casting Al with the result of 90% sand, 5% bentonite, and 5% water.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.13
Page(s)	155-161
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Aluminum Casting, Foundry, Molding Sands, Bentonite, Optimum Level of Composition

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Sumaiya Shahria, Md. Tariquzzaman, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Al Amin, Md. Abdur Rahman. (2017). Optimization of Molding Sand Composition for Casting Al Alloy. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications, 5(3), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.13

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Sumaiya Shahria; Md. Tariquzzaman; Md. Habibur Rahman; Md. Al Amin; Md. Abdur Rahman. Optimization of Molding Sand Composition for Casting Al Alloy. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2017, 5(3), 155-161. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.13

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Sumaiya Shahria, Md. Tariquzzaman, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Al Amin, Md. Abdur Rahman. Optimization of Molding Sand Composition for Casting Al Alloy. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2017;5(3):155-161. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20170503.13

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Sumaiya Shahria

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh
Md. Tariquzzaman

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh
Md. Habibur Rahman

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh
Md. Al Amin

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh
Md. Abdur Rahman

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna, Bangladesh

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  abstract = {In the aluminum casting industry, the foundry manufacturers find the quality of the sand mold as important fact to achieve high quality aluminum castings. The aim of this research is to reduce aluminum casting defects by optimizing proportion of water and bentonite added to a recycled sand mold. Aluminum 356 alloy was preferred for this research based on the traditional method of trial and error twelve castings were performed with the different proportion of sand, bentonite, and water. A five scale rating method has been applied to rate the casted product upon number of defects. This research has been carried out by analyzing the variance (ANOVA) by using Minitab 17.0 software and finally concludes with the optimum level of composition for casting Al with the result of 90% sand, 5% bentonite, and 5% water.},
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AU  - Md. Al Amin
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