PAKISTAN NAVY ENGINEERING COLLEGE – NUST
FALL SEMESTER FIRST HOURLY EXAMINATIONS 2024
CLASS:V ME SUBJECT: Manufacturing Process
Name: ___________________ [Link]./Reg. No._________________
Date: 14-10-24
Time: 1Hour _0900-1000 Maximum Marks:40_
Special Instructions: 1. This Question paper carries 3 questions.
2. Attempt all questions.
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Q1. Multiple Choice Questions
i. The upper half of the mold, pattern or flask is called;
a. Cope
b. Drag
c. Runner
ii. Sand Casting is an example of;
a. Expendable Mold Casting
b. Multiple use Mold Casting
iii. Hot chamber Die casting is an example of;
a. Expendable Mold Casting
b. Multiple Use Mold Casting
iv. In sand casting _____________type of pouring method is used;
a. Low or High Pressure
b. Gravity pouring
c. Vacuum
v. Which of the following casting process DONOT require gravity pouring methods?
a. Die casting
b. Investment Casting
c. Sand Casting
vi. Cores are used in casting;
a. Compensate for extra material during solidification
b. Produce passages and holes in the part
c. To dissipate Kinetic Energy into potential energy
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vii. Risers are used in casting because;
a. Compensate for extra material during solidification
b. Produce passages and holes in the casting
c. Dissipate Kinetic energy in to Potential Energy
viii. ___________________ are the controlled entrances to the cavity;
a. Runners
b. Gates
c. Vents
ix. The widely used process amongst all the casting processes;
a. Investment casting process
b. Sand Casting
c. Permanent mold casting
x. The intended function of the core box is ;
a. To produce hollow passages in the part
b. The mold or die to produce casting cores
c. Taper on a pattern to permit easy withdrawal of mold.
xi. The intended function of the draft in the pattern is to;
a. To produce hollow passages in the part
b. To mold or die to produce casting cores
c. Taper on a pattern to permit easy withdrawal of mold.
xii. The thermal arrest in the cooling curve can be defined as the;
a. The plateau in the cooling curve with fixed melting point.
b. The plateau in the cooling curve with varying melting point
xiii. Clay and water are to improve;
a. To improve moldability
b. To improve adhesive strength
c. Both of the above options.
xiv. Molds commonly use for casting “steel” is;
a. Dry sand molds
b. Skin dried molds
c. Green sand molds
xv. In plaster mold casting the patterns are usually made of;
a. Rubber pattern
b. Metal pattern
c. Both of above
True / False statements.
a. The risers must solidify before the castings.
b. Castings are immediately removed as it solidifies to prevent tears in permanent
mold casting process.
c. High Melting Point Alloys can be casted with permanent die casting process.
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d. Sprue wells are provided to dissipate the turbulence of molten metal coming from
the sprue.
e. Flash is the excess metal formed around the die in die-casting process.
Give Reasons of the following statements
1. High Melting Point Alloys can only be casted in cold chamber die casting process.
2. The purpose of cores in casting.
3. Water cooled dies are used in permanent mold casting process.
4. Risers aren’t used in die casting process.
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