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Metal casting is described as a manufacturing process in which a mold cavity is produced by sand, and molten metal is filled inside a mold cavity. The desirable shaped object is achieved after the solidification of molten metal. Large metal objects like …

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Chapter 5, Problem 26QLP

Explain what would happen if the speed of the continuous-casting process shown in Fig. 5.4a is (a) higher or (b) lower than that indicated, typically 25 mm/s.

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Ch. 5 - What are the major categories of ferrous alloys?Ch. 5 - Prob. 2RQ Ch. 5 - List the basic raw materials used in making iron...Ch. 5 - List the types of furnaces commonly used in...Ch. 5 - List and explain the characteristics of the types...Ch. 5 - Prob. 6RQ Ch. 5 - What is continuous casting? What advantages does...Ch. 5 - What is the role of a tundish in continuous...Ch. 5 - Prob. 9RQ Ch. 5 - What are trace elements?

Ch. 5 - What are the percentage carbon contents of...Ch. 5 - Prob. 12RQ Ch. 5 - Prob. 13RQ Ch. 5 - Prob. 14RQ Ch. 5 - Prob. 15RQ Ch. 5 - What is high-speed steel?Ch. 5 - Prob. 17RQ Ch. 5 - Prob. 18RQ Ch. 5 - Prob. 19RQ Ch. 5 - What effect does carbon content have on mechanical...Ch. 5 - Identify several different products that are made...Ch. 5 - Professional cooks generally- prefer carbon-steel...Ch. 5 - Prob. 23QLP Ch. 5 - Explain why continuous casting has been such an...Ch. 5 - Describe applications in which you would not want...Ch. 5 - Explain what would happen if the speed of the...Ch. 5 - The cost of mill products of metals increases with...Ch. 5 - Describe your observations regarding the...Ch. 5 - Prob. 29QLP Ch. 5 - Prob. 30QLP Ch. 5 - In Table 5.9, D2 steel is listed as a more common...Ch. 5 - List the common impurities in steel. Which of...Ch. 5 - Explain the purpose of the oil shown at the top...Ch. 5 - Recent research has identified mold-surface...Ch. 5 - Prob. 35QLP Ch. 5 - List and explain the advantages and disadvantages...Ch. 5 - Conduct an Internet search and determine the...Ch. 5 - Refer to the available literature, and estimate...Ch. 5 - Some soft drinks are now available in steel cans...Ch. 5 - Using strength and density data, determine the...Ch. 5 - The endurance limit (fatigue life) of steel is...Ch. 5 - Using the data given in Table 5.4, obtain the...Ch. 5 - Based on the information given in Section 5.5.1,...Ch. 5 - Assume that you are in charge of public relations...Ch. 5 - Assume that you are in competition with the steel...Ch. 5 - In the past, waterfowl hunters used lead shot in...Ch. 5 - Aluminum is being used as a substitute material...Ch. 5 - In the 1940s (the Second World War), the Yamato...Ch. 5 - Search the technical literature, and add more...Ch. 5 - Referring to Fig. 5.4a, note that the mold has...

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