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Effects of gating design on structural and mechanical properties of high manganese steel by optimizing casting process parameters

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The impacts of gating design and riser system on structure-property relationship of high manganese steel specimens produced by CO2 sand molding process were systematically examined. The designing of gating and riser system was done first using the traditional manual method and then by SolidCast simulation method. Confirmatory experiments were done to validate the obtained results. Castings were produced using both designs to verify the extent of defects. Their microstructural and mechanical properties were explored. Visual examination of castings designed by manual method showed major shrinkage defects, whereas software designed castings were quite sound showing no shrinkage (macro porosity) and micro porosity. Furthermore, optical microscopy and SEM analysis were performed to study microstructure of the specimens. It was found that the defect-free, software-designed castings with optimized parameters showed ∼25 % improvement in yield strength, ∼20 % in tensile strength and ∼30 % in hardness.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number (IF-PSAU-2021/01/18816).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Karj, 16273, Saudi Arabia

    Hussein Alrobei

  2. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, 47050, Pakistan

    Rizwan Ahmed Malik & Abid Hussain

  3. Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia

    Meshal Alzaid

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    Lamia Ben Farhat

  5. Materials and Environment Laboratory for Sustainable Development LR18ES10, Dr. Zouhair Safi Street, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia

    Lamia Ben Farhat

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia

    Irfan Anjum Badruddin

  7. Research Centre for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Irfan Anjum Badruddin

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Rizwan Ahmed Malik is an Assistant Professor at University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan. His Ph.D. is in Nano and Advanced Materials Engineering from Changwon National University, Republic of Korea and M.S. in Material Science and Engineering from University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea. He received his B.S. in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. His principal field of interest is processing, characterization, and applications of functional materials for actuator, sensors and energy harvesting applications.

Hussein Alrobei received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from University of South Florida, United States. His Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering was also from University of South Florida in 2018. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include composite materials, mechanical, physical and photoelectrochemical properties of nanocomposite materials.

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Alrobei, H., Malik, R.A., Hussain, A. et al. Effects of gating design on structural and mechanical properties of high manganese steel by optimizing casting process parameters. J Mech Sci Technol 36, 3931–3937 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-022-0715-4

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