Question

A cylinder is to be cast out of aluminum. The diameter of the disk is 500 mm and its thickness is 20 mm. The mold constant 2.0 sec/mm2 in Chvorinov's formula to calculate the solidification time.

Required:
a. Calculate the minimum time (minutes) for the casting to solidify.
b. Discuss if the result in part (a) is the same when casting grey cast iron.

Answer 1

a) the minimum time (minutes) for the aluminium casting to solidify is 2.86 min

b) the minimum time (minutes) for the grey iron casting to solidify is 2.13 min. Therefore solidification of grey iron cast will take less time (2.13 min) compared to the solidification of the aluminium cast (2.86 min)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that; diameter of Disk = 500 mm, thickness t = 20, mold constant Cm = 2.0 sec/mm²

first we find the volume and Area;

Volume V = πD²t / 4

Volume V = π × (500)² × 20 / 4 = 3,926,991 mm³

Area A = 2πD²/ 4 + πDt

Area A = {[π × (500)²] / 2} +{ π × (500) × (20)}

Area A = 392,699.08 + 31,415.93

Area A = 424,115 mm²

a)

Chvorinov’s rule

T(aluminium) = Cm (V/A) ²

T(aluminium) = 2.0 × (3,926,991 / 424,115) ²

T(aluminium) = 171.5 s = 2.86 min

∴ the minimum time (minutes) for the casting to solidify is 2.86 min

b)

For cast iron

Cm (mold constant = 1.488 sec/mm²)

Chvorinov’s rule

T(iron) = Cm (V/A) ²

T(iron) = 1.488 × (3,926,991 / 424,115) ²

T(iron) = 127.5720s = 2.13 min

Therefore solidification of grey iron cast will take less time (2.13 min) compared to the solidification of the aluminium cast (2.86 min)