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Sri Renugambal Polytechnic College,
Polur – 606 907.
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1. What is pattern?
Pattern is the model of casting. It is made of wood, metal or
plastics. Mould is produced in moulding sand by using pattern.
2. What are the types of pattern?
1) Solid piece pattern 5) Sweep pattern
2) Split piece pattern 6) Skeleton pattern
3) Loose piece pattern 7) Segmental pattern
4) Match plate pattern 8) Shell pattern
3. What is the use of dowel pin?
Split pattern is usually made of two parts. One part will make
the lower half of the mould and the other part will make the
upper half of the mould. These two parts are fitted correctly by
dowel pins.
4. What is the need of loose piece pattern?
Some patterns cannot be removed from the mould as single
piece. So loose piece patterns are used with the solid pattern
for the easy removal.
5. List out the various pattern materials.
1) Wood 2) Metal 3) Plaster 4) Plastic 5) Wax
6. What are the advantages of using wood as pattern
material?
1) Wood is cheap and easily available.
2) It is easy to cut for making required shape.
3) It can be easily handled as it is light weight.
7. What are the advantages of using aluminium as pattern
material?
1) Metal pattern is strong. The life and dimensional
accuracy of the metal pattern is more.
2) Change in shape does not occur due to moisture.
3) It can be used in machine moulding.
4) It is suitable for mass production.
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37. What is hypo eutectoid steel and hyper eutectoid steel?
Steel containing carbon less than 0.8% is called hypo eutectoid
steel. Steel containing carbon exactly 0.8% is called eutectoid
steel. Steel containing carbon from 0.8% to 2% is called hyper
eutectoid steel.
38. What is the use of blast furnace?
Blast furnace is used to chemically reduce and convert iron
oxides in iron ore into molten pig iron by smelting process.
39. What is the purpose of adding flux during melting of metal?
At high temperature, the flux reacts with acidic impurities (silica,
alumina, magnesia, calcia, etc) and forms slag. The slag floats
to the surface of the molten metal and removed at regular
intervals.
40. What are uses of tap hole and tuyers in cupola furnace?
Tap hole is provided for taking out the molten metal.
Air for combustion of fuel is sent through the openings
called tuyers.
41. List out the furnaces used for melting non-ferrous metals.
1) Pit furnace
2) Coke fired stationary furnace
3) Oil fired tilting furnace
42. Mention the furnaces used for melting steel.
1) Direct arc furnace 2) Indirect arc furnace 3) Induction furnace
43. List out the various casting processes.
1) Sand casting 5) Continuous casting
2) Gravity die casting 6) Chilled casting
3) Pressure die casting 7) Malleable casting
i) Hot chamber die casting 8) Shell mould casting
ii) Cold chamber die casting 9) Investment casting
4) Centrifugal casting
44. What are the applications of pressure die casting?
Carburetor body, crank case, fuel pump parts, sound horn and
wiper can be produced by pressure die casting. It can also be
used for producing toys, cameras, clocks and washing machine
parts.
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1) The cutting edge of the tool is The cutting edge of the tool
perpendicular to the direction of is inclined to the direction
feed motion. of feed motion.
2) Cutting force and thrust forces Cutting force, radial force
are acting at the cutting edge. and thrust forces are acting
at the cutting edge.
3) The cutting edge is larger than The cutting edge may or
cutting width. may not be larger than
cutting width.
4) Tool life is less. Tool life is more.
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37. What is live centre and dead centre. Give its uses.
The centre in the main spindle is called live centre and the
centre in the tail stock is called dead centre.
It is used to support the work piece and withstand the force
developed during machining.
38. List out the various lathe centres.
1) Ordinary centre 2) Ball centre 3) Tipped centre
4) Half centre 5) Pipe centre 6) Inserted centre
7) Rotating centre
39. What is face plate? Give its uses.
Face plate is a circular plate having threaded bore.
It is used for holding irregular work pieces which cannot be
easily held in chuck.
40. What is mandrel? List out its types.
Mandrel is a device used for holding hollow work pieces
between the centres.
The following mandrels are used in lathe:
1) Plain mandrel 2) Step mandrel 3) Collar mandrel
4) Screwed mandrel 5) Cone mandrel 6) Gang mandrel
7) Expansion mandrel
41. Compare steady rest and follower rest.
Steady rest Follower rest
1) The steady rest is The follower rest is attached
mounted on the lathe bed. to the saddle of the lathe
carriage.
2) It is stationary. It travels along with the tool.
3) It has three adjustable jaws It has two adjustable jaws to
to support the workpiece. support the workpiece.
4) A bearing surface must be No such bearing surface is
provided on the workpiece needed.
for the jaws.
42. Mention the uses of carrier and catch plate.
Carrier or dog is used to transmit the rotation of catch plate
to the work piece held between two centres.
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