INTRODUCTION 1 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 METHODOLOGY 35 RESULT 50

TABLE OF CONTENT Abstrak i Abstract ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Content v List of Tables ix List of Figures xi List of Abbreviations xiii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background of the Project

1 1.2 Problem Statement 2

1.3 Objectives

3 1.4 Scope and Limitation 4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 Introduction to Casting

5 2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Casting 6

2.3 Casting Terminology

7 2.4 Design Consideration in Casting 10 2.4.1 Design of Section Geometry 10 2.4.2 Design of Gating System 14 2.4.3 Design of Pouring Basin 16 2.4.4 Sprue Design 16 2.4.5 Design of Runners and Gates 17 2.4.6 Design of Parting Plane 17 2.4.7 Design of Riser 18 2.4.7.1 Riser Shape 19 2.4.7.2 Riser Size 19 2.4.7.3 Positioning of Risers 19 2.4.8 Draft Consideration in Design 20 2.4.9 Design of Core and Cored Hole 21 2.5 Types of Moulds 23 2.6 Types of Patterns 24 2.6.1 Solid Pattern 24 2.6.2 Split Pattern 24 2.6.3 Skeleton Pattern 24 2.6.4 Match-plate Pattern 24 2.7 Casting Defects 25 2.8 Sand Casting 28 2.9 Types of Materials Used In Casting 30 2. 10.2.1 Aluminium-base Alloy 30 2.10 Castings Material Temperatures 31 2.11 Types of Sand Used In Casting 32 2.11.1 Green Sand 32 2.11.2 Dry Sand 32 2.11.3 Parting Sand 32 2.11.4 Facing Sand 33 2.11.5 Backing Sand 33 2.11.6 System Sand 33 2.12 Product Description 33 2.13 Function of the product 34 2.14 Product specification 34

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 35

3.1 Project Overview 37 3.2 Define the Problem Statement, Objective, Scope and Limitation 37 3.3 Literature Review 38 3.4 Product Design 38 3.4.1 Solidwork 38 3.4.2 Designing the product 40 3.4.3 Product Analysis 40 3.4.4 Mold Design 41 3.5 Machine and Specifications 41 3.5.1 Fused Deposition Modeling FDM 41 3.6 Design Concept Analysis 43 3.6.1 Analysis Software ANSYS 43 3.7 Design Selection 44 3.8 Sand Casting Process 45 3.8.1 Processs 45

CHAPTER 4: RESULT 50

4.1 Design Concept 50 4.2 Analysis Setup 52 4.3 Result of the Analysis 53 4.3.1 Design Concept 1 Mold A 53 4.3.1.1 Scaled Residuals 53 4.3.1.2 Static Pressure 54 4.3.1.3 Density 54 4.3.1.4 Total Temperature 55 4.3.1.5 Internal Energy 55 4.3.1.6 Turbulent Viscosity 56 4.3.1.7 Wall Shear Stress 57 4.3.1.8 Velocity Magnitude 57 4.3.1.9 Streamline 58 4.3.2 Design Concept 1 Mold B 59 4.3.3 Design Concept 1 Mold C 60 4.3.4 Design Concept 2 Mold A 61 4.3.5 Design Concept 2 Mold B 62 4.3.6 Design Concept 2 Mold C 63 4.3.7 Design Concept 3 Mold A 64 4.3.8 Design Concept 3 Mold B 65 4.3.9 Design Concept 3 Mold C 66

CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION