Foundry Engineering Laboratory

About

Foundry Engineering Laboratory has important equipments like an induction melting furnace, muffle furnace, sand testing equipment, etc. Several M.Tech and Ph.D. students have completed their projects on sand casting, metal matrix composites, etc., in this laboratory.

In recent years, a set of complete investment casting equipment has been installed in the laboratory, which could enable students to carry out research work on investment casting, starting from wax pattern production, and ceramic shell building to casting and finishing.

Professor In-charge

Pradeep Kumar

Professor

pradeep.kumar@me.iitr.ac.in

Room No:102, West Block

01332-285602

D. Benny Karunakar

Associate professor

benny.karunakar@me.iitr.ac.in

Room No:237, East Block

01332-285492

Lab Facilities

Some of the important facilities offered in the laboratory are shown below.

1. Wax injector

A wax injector is used to melt the blend of waxes and inject molten wax into the die having the desired cavity so that after solidification the wax pattern of desired geometry is produced.

2. Slurry pot

A slurry pot is used to store the ceramic slurry, in which the wax pattern is repeatedly dipped and a ceramic shell is created.

3. Induction furnace

The laboratory is equipped with an induction furnace that is used to melt ferrous as well as non-ferrous metals. The laboratory has also a stir-casting furnace that is used to melt non-ferrous metals and develop metal matrix composites.

4. Sand testing machines

The laboratory has important sand testing machines like permeability tester, universal sand testing machine, etc., which would enable students to measure the moulding sand properties.

5. Infrared oven and hot permeability tester are used for the purpose of dewaxing and measuring the permeability of the hot ceramic shell in the investment casting process.

Ongoing and Completed Research Projects

Current Research Scholars

Alumni

1. Prevention of gas porosity defects in investment castings and up-gradation of technology in the plant

Sponsor: Connect International Private Limited, New Delhi - 110076
Project outlay: 2.0 Lacs
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Benny Karunakar
Status: Ongoing
Year of completion: To be completed by 2023

2. Investigating and enhancing the porosity of ceramic shells in the investment casting process

Sponsor: SERB, New Delhi
Project outlay: 24 Lacs
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Benny Karunakar
Status: Completed
Year of completion: 2018

3. A study on the fluidity of Mg/Al alloys

Sponsor: IIT Roorkee
Project outlay: 3.6 Lacs
Principal Investigator: Dr. D. Benny Karunakar
Status: Completed
Year of completion: 2012

Mr. John Samson Khalkho

Mr. Rajeev Rana

Dr. Ankur Sharma

Passed out in 2022

Dr. Kunjee Lal Meena

Passed out in 2020

Dr. Semegn Cheneke Lemessa

Passed out in 2020

Dr. Sanjay Kumar

Passed out in 2020

Dr. Khyati Tamta

Passed out in 2019

Dr. Ch. Suresh Vidyasagar

Passed out in 2019

Dr. Sarojrani Pattnaik

Passed out in 2014

Dr. Anil Kumar Birru

Passed out in 2013