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1.Whatarethedifferenttypesoffits?Explain?

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2.WhatarethefactorsthatcanaffecttheFactorofsafetyselection?

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3.Whatisheattreatmentandwhyisitdone?

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4.Whataretherulesthatmustbekeptinmindwhiledesigningcastings?

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5.Whatarethepointsthatshouldbekeptinmindduringforgingdesign?

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6.Describebrieflythedifferentcolddrawingprocesses.
7.Whatarethedifferenttheoriesoffailureunderstaticload,explainbriefly?

Whatarethedifferenttypesoffits?Explain?
OnthebasisofIndianstandardsfitscanmainlybecategorizedintothreegroups:
>ClearanceFit:Thesetypesoffitsarecharacterizedbytheoccurrenceofaclearance

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betweenthetwomatingparts.Thedifferencebetweentheminimumsizeoftheholeand Metallurgy
themaximumsizeoftheshaftiscalledtheminimumclearance,thedifferencebetween

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themaximumsizeoftheholeandtheminimumsizeoftheshaftisknownasmaximum

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clearance.
>InterferenceFit:Inthesetypesoffitsthesizeofthematingpartsarepredefinedso
thatinterferencebetweenthemalwaysoccurs.Thetolerancezoneoftheholeis

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completelybelowthetolerancezoneoftheshaft.

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>TransitionFit:Asthenamesuggeststhesetypeoffithasitsmatingpartssizedlimited

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toalloweitherclearanceorinterference.Thetolerancezoneoftheholeandtheshaft

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overlapsincaseofsuchfits.

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Forashaftdesignatedas40H8/f7,calculatethetolerances.

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Given:Shaftdesignation=40H8/f7
Theshaftdesignation40H8/f7meansthatthebasicsizeis40mmandthetolerance
gradefor
theholeis8(i.e.IT8)andfortheshaftis7(i.e.IT7).
Since40mmliesinthediameterstepsof30to50mm,thereforethegeometricmean
diameter,
D=Squarerootof(30x50)=38.73mm
Weknowthatstandardtoleranceunit,
i=0.45xCuberootof(D)+0.001D
i=0.453.38+0.03873=1.55973or1.56microns
i=1.560.001=0.00156mm...(1micron=0.001mm)
Thestandardtolerancefortheholeofgrade8(IT8)
=25i=250.00156=0.039mm
Thestandardtolerancefortheshaftofgrade7(IT7)
=16i=160.00156=0.025mm

WhatarethefactorsthatcanaffecttheFactorofsafetyselection?
Thefactorofsafetyisusedindesigningamachinecomponent.Priortoselectingthe
correctfactorofsafetycertainpointsmustbetakenintoconsiderationsuchas:
>Thepropertiesofthematerialusedforthemachineandthechangesinitsintrinsic
propertiesoverthetimeperiodofservice.
>Theaccuracyandauthenticityoftestresultstotheactualmachineparts.
>Theappliedloadreliability.
>Thelimitofstresses(localized).
>Thelossofpropertyandlifeincaseoffailures.
>Thelimitofinitialstressesatthetimeperiodofmanufacture.
>Theextenttowhichtheassumptionscanbesimplified.

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Thefactorofsafetyalsodependsonnumerousotherconsiderationssuchasthe
material,themethodofmanufacturing,thevarioustypesofstress,thepartshapesetc.

Whatisheattreatmentandwhyisitdone?
Heattreatmentcanbedefinedasacombinationofprocessesoroperationsinwhichthe
heatingandcoolingofametaloralloyisdoneinordertoobtaindesirablecharacteristics
withoutchangingthecompositions.Someofthemotivesorpurposeofheattreatment
areasfollows:
>Inordertoimprovethehardnessofmetals.
>Forthesofteningofthemetal.
>Inordertoimprovethemachinabilityofthemetal.
>Tochangethegrainsize.
>Toprovidebetterresistancetoheat,corrosion,wearetc.
Heattreatmentisgenerallyperformedinthefollowingways:
>Normalizing
>Annealing
>Spheroidising
>Hardening
>Tempering
>Surfaceorcasehardening

Whataretherulesthatmustbekeptinmindwhiledesigning
castings?
Someofthepointsthatmustbekeptinmindduringtheprocessofcastdesigningareas
follows:
>Toavoidtheconcentrationofstressessharpcornersandfrequentuseoffilletsshould
beavoided.
>Sectionthicknessesshouldbeuniformasmuchaspossible.Forvariationsitmustbe
donegradually.
>Abruptchangesinthethicknessshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.
>Simplicityisthekey,thecastingshouldbedesignedassimpleaspossible.
>Itisdifficulttocreatetruelargespacesandhenceforthlargeflatsurfacesmustbe
avoided.
>Websandribsusedforstiffeningincastingsshouldasminimalaspossible.
>Curvedshapescanbeusedinordertoimprovethestresshandlingofthecast.

Whatarethepointsthatshouldbekeptinmindduringforging
design?
Someofthepointsthatshouldbefollowedwhileforgingdesignare:
>Aradialflowofgrainsorfibersmustbeachievedintheforgedcomponents.
>Theforgeditemssuchasdropandpressforgingsshouldhaveapartinglinethat
shoulddividetheforgingintotwoequalhalves.
>Theribsinaforgingshouldnotbehighorthin.
>Inordertoavoidincreaseddiewearthepocketsandrecessesinforgingsshouldbe
minimum.
>Inforgingsthepartinglineofitshouldlieasfaraspossibleinasingleplane.
>Foreaseofforgingandeasyremovalofforgingsthesurfacesofthemetalshould
containsufficientdrafts.

Describebrieflythedifferentcolddrawingprocesses.
Someoftheimportantcolddrawingprocessesareasfollows:
>BarandRodDrawing:Inthecaseofbardrawingthehotdrawnbarsareatfirst
pickled,washedandcoatedtopreventoxidation.Oncethisisdoneadrawbenchis
usedfortheprocessofcolddrawing.Inordertomakeanendpossibletoentera
drawingdiethediameteroftherodisreducedbytheswagingoperation.Thisendis
fastenedbychainstothedrawbenchandtheendisgrippedbythejawsofthecarriage.
Inthismethodahighsurfacefinishandaccuracydimensionallyisobtained.The
productsofthisprocesscanbeuseddirectlywithoutanyfurthermachining.
>WireDrawing:Similartotheaboveprocessthebarsarefirstpickled,washedand
coatedtopreventanyoxidation.Afterthistherodsarepassedthroughseveraldiesof
decreasingdiametertoprovideadesiredreductioninthesize(diameter).Thedies
usedforthereductionprocessisgenerallymadeupofcarbidematerials.
>TubeDrawing:Thistypeofdrawingisverysimilartothebardrawingprocessandin

majorityofcasesitisaccomplishedbytheuseofadrawbench.

Whatarethedifferenttheoriesoffailureunderstaticload,explain
briefly?
Themaintheoriesoffailureofamembersubjectedtobiaxialstressareasfollows:
>Maximumprincipalstresstheory(Rankinestheory):Thistheorystatesthatfailure
occursatapointinmemberwherethemaximumprincipalornormalstressinabiaxial
systemreachesthemaximumstrengthinasimpletensiontest.
>Maximumshearstresstheory(GuestsorTrescastheory):Thistheorystatesthat
failureoccurswhenthebiaxialstressreachesavalueequaltotheshearstressatyield
pointinasimpletensiontest.
>Maximumprincipalstraintheory(SaintVenanttheory):Thistheorystatesthatfailure
occurswhenbiaxialstressreachesthelimitingvalueofstrain.
>Maximumstrainenergytheory(Haighstheory):Thistheorystatesthatfailureoccurs
whenstrainenergyperunitvolumeofthestresssystemreachesthelimitingstrain
energypoint.
>Maximumdistortionenergytheory(HenckyandVonMisestheory):Thistheorystates
thatfailureoccurswhenstrainenergyperunitvolumereachesthelimitingdistortion
energy.
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Becauseincaseofcasehardening,weareincreasingthecarbonpotentialatthe
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