Paper Title :Suspecting Dominant Variable that Causes Porosity Defect in a Cast Made up of Aluminium Alloy (Lm2) Using Shainin’s Doe Approach

Author :Khavekar Rajendra, Hari Vasudevan, Ranka Dharam

Article Citation :Khavekar Rajendra ,Hari Vasudevan ,Ranka Dharam , (2016 ) " Suspecting Dominant Variable that Causes Porosity Defect in a Cast Made up of Aluminium Alloy (Lm2) Using Shainin’s Doe Approach " , International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJAMCE) , pp. 124-130, Volume-3,Issue-5

Abstract : High pressure die casting (H.P.D.C.) cold chamber process, producing aluminium alloy casts face rejections and rework due to the inherent casting defects related to die design and machine process parameters in the foundries. This paper explores the influential process parameter(s) that scale down the quality of the cast by producing porosity defect on the critical region of the component casted from aluminium alloy (LM2). In optimizing the casting process in the study, the key process parameters or the suspected source of variation (S.S.V.),causing variables selected in the first stage are pouring temperature, punch and cavity side temperature of critical area of cast. In the second stage, plunger speed, intensified pressure and die coat application are selected. Implementing Shainin’s DoE methodology of Red X, based on progressive elimination search principle, yields 86% improvement over average rework rate and around 75% improvement in average rejection rate. The critically influential factors identified are plunger speed as solid Red X i.e. dominant variation causing variable, cavity side temperature just before closing and intensified pressure found as Pink X and Pale Pink X. Index terms- Pareto Principle, Product/Process search, Variable search, Shainin approach.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-3,Issue-5

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