SOLIDIFICATION AND CASTING

LAB WORK

Submitted By:
Sameeksha Sukhdeve
Roll no:20120086
Branch:MME
Semester:3rd

 TITLE-PATTERN CASTING USING PLASTER

OF PARIS
WHAT IS CASTING:
. In metalworking and jewellery making, casting is a process in which a liquid metal is somehow delivered into a mold
(usually by a crucible ) that contains a negative impression (i.e, a three dimensional negative image) of the intended shape
The metal is poured into the mold through a hollow channel called a sprue. The metal and mold are the cooled , and the
metal part(the casting) is extracted. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be difficult or
uneconomical to make by other methods.

• Casting processes have been known for thousands of years, and have been widely used for sculpture
(especially in bronze), jewellery in precious metals, and weapons and tools. Traditional techniques include
lost-wax casting (which may be further divided into centrifugal casting, and vacuum assist direct pour
casting), plaster mold casting and sand casting.

• The modern casting process is subdivided into two main categories: expendable and non-expendable
casting. It is further broken down by the mold material, such as sand or metal, and pouring method, such
as gravity, vacuum, or low pressure







MATERIAL USED:
. Wheat Flour, Water, Oil, Plaster of Paris(2CaSo4\2H2O)
TOOLS:

TOOLS:

. Steel Container, Object for the Pattern (in this case ->Spiritual Idol), Spoon.

 Idol used for casting

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE:
.Take wheat flour mix water and oil in it and make a soft workable dough,
which will be the mould.

 .Now spread the dough to a surface area approx to the casting object (ideally dough should be a
bit greater in surface area than the object).
. Now press the object to the dough to obtain a pattern/imprint of the object on the dough.
.Fill in the cavity imprint with liquid mixture of POP(Plaster of Paris), and spread it even
throughout and leave the mould for atleast 5-6 hrs to harden.

.Now carefully remove the mould to obtain the casting pattern.

.Give caution to the fact that the removal has to be done softly and not with much force as the
resultant cast has the tendency to break.

RESULT
• The casting result is obtained in a complete form which resembles to the idol form which it is
made.
• Further colouration and decoration can be done as desired by individual.
 DISCUSSION:
• Dough should be left for a while to harden.
• Do remember to apply oil to the dough to ensure smooth
removal.
• Also apply oil to those specific parts which you feel will be difficult to remove
from the mould

 Summary
• The casting is obtained by careful removal of the mould. Wheat flour is being used as the mould along with
some amount of oil in it to ensure smooth removal of the resultant casting. After all procedure the casting
pattern is obtained in a complete form and having a resemblance with the original object from which the
pattern was made.

• For the casting process, we use Plaster of Paris which has the chemical formula as:

• CaSO4.1/2H2O

• Further finishing of the casting can be done upon one’s desire which can include colouration, decoration,
pattern finishing etc.

REFRENCES:

• www.wikipedia.org
• www.youtube.com
• Principles of metal casting by Richard W Heine, Carl L Loper and Philip C Rosenth