Author:
Varshney Gagan,Husain Syed Qaisar,Raja Avinash Ravi,Bhati Girendra
Abstract
Abstract
In modern industrial era, the dimensional accuracy and surface finish are two major criteria in the selection of casting process. To achieve this paradise, lost foam casting is one of the casting processes. In this casting process, the shell is made by removal of expandable polystyrene or foam pattern with the application of heat. During the foam decomposition process, many problems have been generated such as bending, expansion, distending and crack of the shell. These problems may be eliminated by selecting the optimum ratio of coating materials. In this research work, zircon and aluminium silicate refractory coating materials with sodium silicate binder have been used with different composition and prepared the four test samples from them. For selection of best shell material composition, analytical hierarchy process is used.
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