Suitability of some Selected Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria) Natural Moulding Sands’ Properties for Sand Casting
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2017-12
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Faculty of Engineering, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
Abstract
In achieving accelerated and sustaining economic growth and
development in Nigeria, there is need for domestication of finished goods
production through sustainable industrialization. Foundry technology is one
of the vital bases for rapid industrial development of any nation. Samples of
moulding sand at green state were collected from four different moulding
sand deposits within Ado-Ekiti in Nigeria. The samples were prepared using
ASTM and British standards, while the materials’ Physico-mechanical
properties were evaluated using American Foundry Society (AFS)
guidelines. The results obtained from the tests were compared with the
AFS’s satisfactory mould sand properties for various types of metal castings. The sand samples were found to meet the requirements for casting various
metals of different types like Aluminum, brass and bronze, light and
malleable iron, light and medium grey iron, except heavy steel. The presence
of red oxide in the sands and the specimens’ higher compressive strength
values show that the natural sands will be suitable for casting of non- ferrous
metal of low temperature. Effective application of the sample sands in
casting will also enhance industrialization, job creation and the nation selfreliance
through reduction in importation of foundry sand and foundry
products into the country.
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Applications of locally available moulding sands for sand casting operations
Keywords
Casting, Moulding, Industrialization, Importation goods, Mineral-resources
Citation
9. Shuaib-Babata Y. L., Yaru S. S., Abdulkareem S., Ajayi S., Busari Y. O., Ajao K. S., Ibrahim H. K., Ambali I. O. & Mohammed G. A. (2017). Suitability of some selected Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria) natural moulding sands’ properties for sand casting, Covenant Journal of Engineering Technology, 1 (2); 53-64