Core & Core Print Design

Core is a separate entity placed in a mould to

produce a corresponding cavity – hole or undercut –
in the casting.
This topic demonstration presents the design
aspects of core and core prints.
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Pattern

Pattern
• A sand casting pattern is
similar in shape to the cast
product.
• A sand mould cavity is a
negative replica of the
pattern and is produced by
packing sand around the
pattern.
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Core is made of __________?

– Sand

– Cast Iron

– Mild Steel

– All The above

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Core is placed in the following

sequence in a mould?

• Pattern, core & core print

•
• Core , Pattern, core print

• Core and core print, pattern

• Core print, core and pattern

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The core print is dislocated from its

position by one of the following
forces?

• Shear Force

• Buoyancy Force

• Self Weight
•
• All the above
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If the induced stress in core is more

than the maximum crushing
stress of the sand core, then
_____ occurs?

• Core print will be safe and core

fails

• Core print and core are both safe

• Core and core print both fails

• Core print fails and core is safe

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If the length of core print increases from

the core , then _______.

• Deflection of core does not occur

• Deflection of core occurs

• Core is subjected to bending and

there is a possibility of failure

• Core is subjected to bending but for

any length there is no possibility of
failure
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Metal Casting , Computer aided Design & Analysis by Prof.B.Ravi

PHI Publishers
Metal casting by Schimdt & Kalpakijian

http://www.me.iitb.ac.in/~bravi/lab/
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