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Casting Practice Test: Foundry Mechanizations
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Foundry Mechanizations topics include: Mechanization, mechanized foundry and its processing steps, molding and core making machines.

Foundry mechanization can include:
Material preparation
Molding and core making
Melting and pouring
Shakeout and cleaning
Material handling
Pollution control 

Foundry mechanization can:
Increase production rates and quality
Reduce costs
Improve working conditions
Save labor
Improve working environment
Produce accurate castings
Improve surface finish
Provide closer tolerances

Casting Practice Test: Foundry Mechanizations
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25 Questions

1. In the mechanized foundry, removal of casting from mould is not easy and it is generally performed manually.
2. Sand with high bond strength can lessen the amount of moisture in mould of a mechanized foundry.
3. Which of the following parts is used for cleaning the castings in a mechanized foundry?
4. In core making operation, core sand without binder and moisture is used to increase hardness.
5. By implementing mechanization in vacuum moulding, it forms better castings with good reliability.
6. In the mechanized foundry, rubber coated chills are used for supporting the cores in the mould system.
7. The transportation cost of casting is generally less as compared to the cost of mechanization.
8. In mechanized foundry, rubber conveyor cannot be used for long time during production of castings.
9. Mechanization also standardizes the working and equipment used in the production of castings.
10. Mechanization is not suitable for small type production due to consumption of excessive power by the processes involved in a mechanized foundry.
11. Mechanization can be the reason for creativity and involvement in working for the production of castings.
12. Cores can be made within the mould by using moulding sand which is used for mould preparation.
13. In the mechanized foundry, the process of solidification is done manually and it is not affected by any tool of mechanization.
14. The permeability of core sand is generally kept higher as compared to that of moulding sand in core making operation.
15. Which of the following is not a power operated molding machine?
16. Hand molding is an inexpensive process.
17. Mechanization basically deals with computer technology and electronic data processing that replaces human labour with machines.
18. Using sand in mould mixture can cause problems to machines in the mechanized foundry.
19. What is the maximum pressure required to be given in a squeezing process?
20. In mechanization of foundry processes, zinc based alloys have less application due to their low structural stability.
21. In sand handling system, the moulds are generally taken out in shaking manner.
22. Defects-less casting is the main consideration in mechanizing a foundry.
23. Which machine is most useful for making shallow patterns?
24. In core sand preparation, roller mills are suitable for core sand that contains only a single binder called cereal binders.
25. Which of the following materials is used for imparting strength and collapsibility in core sand during core making process?