Manufacturing of cast iron using software solution for optimization.

Muhammad Hayat Jokhio; Muhammad Ibrahim Panhwar; Ghulam Yasin Shaikh

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Manufacturing of cast iron using software solution for optimization.

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Muhammad Hayat Jokhio Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Muhammad Ibrahim Panhwar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Ghulam Yasin Shaikh Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Abstract

Most of the machine parts are produced from cupola furnace through the foundry casting routes. Foundry grade pig Iron as produced by Pakistan Steel is the main source of raw material for the manufacturing of various machine components by large number of local industries in Pakistan. The Cast Iron is one of the main engineering alloys of Iron, Carbon and Silicon. It is widely used for manufacturing of various components due to its economical production, good cast ability and damping capability. For this purpose a detailed survey of various foundries was carried out at site area Hyderabad and data collected from the Star Foundry and analyzed. The formulation of the problem was made in order to obtain an optimal solution so as to minimize the cost and increase the productivity. It was noted that the main cause for higher cost of the foundry products was the cost of raw materials imported from outside of the country. Infeasible blending (mixture) of the main raw materials for cupola charge can increase the cost up to the 50% of the total cost of the product.

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Page(s) 363-370

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Published Journal: Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Year: 2006

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