Part 1: Pump housing for fire extinguishing equipment

Alloy: A356

What kind of information you can get from the visual examination?

Identify the defects present in the cast part?

i. Describe possible causes

ii. Remedy

Identify the possible casting methods and other casting details? Detail Discussion on
the findings.
Part 2: Cast part for use in fire extinguisher

Part 3: Hook for overhead power cable

Part 4: Cylinder head
Refs: Consult at least five books to complete this assignment.
Second Assignment:
What are the sources of hydrogen in Al alloys? How this can be minimized? Describe
the reduced pressure test (RPT). From the given data calculate the density index (DI)
and plot density index (DI) vs time. Write discussion on the results (for details see the
Book: ASM metals hand book casting vol. 15 pages 988-995)

Sr. No. Samples Wt. in air (gm) Degassing Wt. in water (gm)
in air Wa time (mins) Ww
1. AO 97.3 20 60.4

2. A1 95.4 15 59.2

3. A2 94.7 5 58.6
Samples
in vacuum
4. VO 89.8 54.3

5. V1 95.6 57.1

6. V2 91.7 53.9

Submission date: last week of November, 2020