Jagan Nath – författare

This practical guide to product and process engineering of various aluminum castings emphasizes process and material characteristics; product-process-alloy integration; manufacturing aspects of aluminum casting; product design features; tooling design, feeding and gating design; product quality needs and specifications; product launches; and successful conversions of aluminum from steel and iron.This book is intended to be a standard guide for practical foundry personnel in aluminum die casting, casting buyers, and a reference book for students specializing in metal casting technology.

This engineering guide, an accompanying guide to Aluminum Castings Engineering Guide (ASM International, 2018), explains the interactions of product design (for function and manufacturability), materials engineering (for the best choice of alloy and microstructure), and process engineering practices (to achieve the properties and integrity of a component at the most comprehensive cost). Product design engineers, process engineers, quality personnel buyers, and students specializing in the iron and steel casting field will benefit from this application-oriented, practical guide that emphasizes the interdependence of the disciplines, with illustrations explaining the application of principles and the rationale of practices.This book examines performance driven by microstructure, which is driven by mechanical properties and manufacturability, which is then process driven by quality and competitive costs. The book combines theory as well as practice, making it a handy reference for practicing foundry personnel, and casting designers.Another notable feature is the vast information on different types of cast irons and steels, making it a unique reference material. It contains vast data on compositions/grades, structures, and properties applications making it a valuable addition to libraries.

Casting Equipment Engineering Guide is an essential resource covering engineering details of casting equipment, their design features, applications, capabilities, and selection guidelines.This book is written for mechanical engineers, practicing engineers, engineering students, and metallurgists specializing in casting technology.It covers all aspects of shape casting from the flow of raw materials to product inspection and testing. It describes the equipment and procedures used for sand and metal charge storage and handling, sand conditioning, molding and core making, iron and steel melting and pouring, aluminum melting and dosing, aluminum die casting, and gravity and low-pressure permanent and semipermanent molding. It also includes a chapter on post-process cleaning and heat treating and one on plant layout.Additionally, the book provides information on the design and operation of equipment, the calculation of important parameters, and the considerations involved in selecting the right process and equipment to produce iron, steel, and aluminum castings for specific applications.