Course11210400160 lectures
Fundamentals of Casting and Solidification
Prof. Virkeshwar Kumar · IIT Kanpur
About
This course, Fundamentals of Casting and Solidification, offers an in-depth understanding of the principles governing metal casting processes, from melt flow and heat transfer to solidification dynamics. It integrates heat, mass, and fluid flow analysis with the study of microstructural evolution in cast metals. The course also covers practical aspects of gating and riser design, defect prevention, and process optimisation. By combining theory with application, it equips learners with the tools to design efficient casting systems and predict final material properties.
Prerequisites: UG and PG PREREQUISITES: Basics of Heat Transfer and Engineering mathematics
Lectures
Week 1
- Lecture 01: Introduction of the Casting Process
- Lecture 02: Types of molds and Casting Process
- Lecture 03: Patterns
- Lecture 04: Patterns Allowances
- Lecture 05: Patterns Allowances 2
Week 2
- Lecture 06: Core Design
- Lecture 07: Pouring System
- Lecture 08: Vertical Gating System
- Lecture 09: Bottom Gating System
- Lecture 10 : Aspiration Effect
Week 3
- Lecture 11: Effect of Friction and Velocity Distribution
- Lecture 12: Gating Design Modification
- Lecture 13: Basic Heat Transfer in Casting
- Lecture 14: Heat Transfer
- Lecture 15: Similarity Transformation Method
Week 4
- Lecture 16: Solidification Time
- Lecture 17: Chvorinov's rule
- Lecture 18: Chvorinov's rule- 2
- Lecture 19: Solidification time for a non-flat surface in sand casting
- Lecture 20: Permanent mold casting: Solidification Time
Week 5
- Lecture 21:Energy Balance at Interface
- Lecture 22:Energy Balance at Interface- 2
- Lecture 23: Steady- State Solidification: Bridgman method
- Lecture 24: Solidification of Supercooled Liquid
- Lecture 25: Stefan Number
Week 6
- Lecture 26 : Solidification: Two-Phase Problem
- Lecture 27 : Solidification by Line Heat Sink
- Lecture 28 : Solidification in Superheated Melt
- Lecture 29 : Solidification in Superheated Melt- 2
- Lecture 30 : Solidification in Superheated Melt- 3
Week 7
- Lecture 31: Thermodynamics For Casting
- Lecture 32 : Single Component System
- Lecture 33 : Effect of Temperature and Pressure
- Lecture 34 : Homogeneous Nucleation
- Lecture 35 : Homogeneous Nucleation- 2
Week 8
- Lecture 36 : Heterogeneous Nucleation
- Lecture 37 : Heterogeneous Nucleation - 2
- Lecture 38 : Thermal Dendrites
- Lecture 39 : Binary Solution
- Lecture 40 : Binary Phase Diagram
Week 9
- Lecture 41 : Lever Rule
- Lecture 42 : Lever Rule- 2
- Lecture 43 : Microstructure: Lever Rule
- Lecture 44 : Scheil Equation
- Lecture 45 : Segregation Profile
Week 10
- Lecture 46 : Constitutional Undercooling
- Lecture 47 : Microstructure in Casting
- Lecture 48 : Microstructure in Casting- 2
- Lecture 49 : Solidification Time for Binary Solution- 1
- Lecture 50 : Solidification Time for Binary Solution- 2
Week 11
- Lecture 51 : Convection in Pure Material Casting
- Lecture 52 : Convection in Binary Material Casting
- Lecture 53 : Convection in Casting
- Lecture 54 : Riser
- Lecture 55 : Riser Design
Week 12
Syllabus and materials
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Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Kanpur
- Department
- Mechanical Engineering
- Teacher
- Prof. Virkeshwar Kumar
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Engineering
- Source
- NPTEL
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- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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