Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process

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Main Authors: Shamsuddin, Sulaiman, Lim, Ying Pio
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Language:English
Published: The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia 2011
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spelling my.unimap-134242011-08-10T09:13:26Z Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process Shamsuddin, Sulaiman Lim, Ying Pio Solidification Aluminium-silicon alloy Thermal analysis Computer simulation Temperature contours Near net shape Hot spot Gating system Latent heat of fusion Specific heat Thermal conductivity Carbon dioxide molding Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.myiem.org.my/ There is an increasing demand in manufacturing environment for the best quality of casting products at the right time and quantity. Foundries must be able to meet the just in time (JIT) requirement in order to survive in the competitive market and to achieve customer satisfaction. Trial-and-error method to produce casting products from design to manufacturing is too costly and not effective. Various computational packages of CAD/CAE systems can be used to assist in mold design and prediction of casting quality ahead of mass production. This paper intends to validate the integrity and reliability of MAGMAsoft for the simulation of metal flow and solidification during the casting process. Sand casting is ascertained for a block of dimension 160mm x 75mm x 36mm. The validation is made against experimental data obtained from a thesis of previous research. The temperatures of control points in the sand mold and casting are used to compare the results between computational model and experiment in a qualitative manner. A very good match between them is observed. Directional solidification is achieved in the runner, however, there is a hot spot in the middle of the cast. The runner design is good because it ensures a simultaneous inflow of molten metal into the cavity through all gates. Overall, MAGMAsoft produces results that match the experimental data qualitatively and therefore the validation procedure is successful. Further work will be using MAGMAsoft for simulation of more complicated castings for sand and die casting processes. 2011-08-10T09:13:26Z 2011-08-10T09:13:26Z 2004-09 Article The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, vol. 65(3/4), 2004, pages 55-64 0126-513X http://myiem.org.my/content/iem_journal_2004-175.aspx http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13424 en The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
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topic Solidification
Aluminium-silicon alloy
Thermal analysis
Computer simulation
Temperature contours
Near net shape
Hot spot
Gating system
Latent heat of fusion
Specific heat
Thermal conductivity
Carbon dioxide molding
spellingShingle Solidification
Aluminium-silicon alloy
Thermal analysis
Computer simulation
Temperature contours
Near net shape
Hot spot
Gating system
Latent heat of fusion
Specific heat
Thermal conductivity
Carbon dioxide molding
Shamsuddin, Sulaiman
Lim, Ying Pio
Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.myiem.org.my/
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author Shamsuddin, Sulaiman
Lim, Ying Pio
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Lim, Ying Pio
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title Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process
title_short Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process
title_full Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process
title_fullStr Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process
title_full_unstemmed Validation of MAGMAsoft simulation of the sand casting process
title_sort validation of magmasoft simulation of the sand casting process
publisher The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
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