Course syllabus
010623205-63 วิศวกรรมการหล่อโลหะ (Foundry Engineering)
Course Syllabus
Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Rungsinee Canyook
1. Course number and name
010623205-63 วิศวกรรมการหล่อโลหะ (Foundry Engineering)
2. Credits and contact hours
3(3-0-6)
3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name
Asst.Prof. Dr.Rungsinee Canyook
Asst.Prof. Dr.Krittee Eidhed
4. Text book, title, author, and year
- Beeley, P. (2001). Foundry Technology. United Kingdom: Elsevier Science.
- Sahoo, M., Sahu, S. (2014). Principles of Metal Casting, Third Edition. United States: McGraw Hill LLC.
5. Specific course information
- brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
Basic casting; casting process of special metals; pattern; cavity pattern; core and core materials; flask and binder; casting sand testing and controlling; refractory; furnace; pouring and riser system; solidification; ferrous and nonferrous casting; casting specimen design; defects and solutions of casting; iron casting, copper and copper alloy, aluminium and aluminium alloy magnesium and magnesium alloy, zinc and zinc alloy casting technologies; low pressure casting process; high pressure casting process; die casting process; semi-solid casting. - prerequisites or co-requisites
- indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
Elective :
6. Specific goals for the course
- specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
- explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Performance indicator SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. - PI-1.1 Identify the problems and applicable theories, variables and concepts.
7. Brief list of topics to be covered
| Week | Topic | Details | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ● Basic principles of casting technologies | ||
| 2 | ● Pattern | ||
| 3 | ● Foundry Sand | ||
| 4 | ● Design of gating and feeding systems | ||
| 5 | ● Melting Furnaces | ||
| 6-7 | ● Casting Techniques | ||
| 8 | Midterm examination | ||
| 9 | ● Principle of solidification | ||
| 10 | ● Metallurgy of casting: structures and properties of casting | ||
| 11 | ● Cast iron | ||
| 12 | ● Aluminum casting | ||
| 13 | ● Magnesium casting | ||
| 14 | ● Casting defects and their correlation to manufacturing parameters | ||
| 15 | ● Quality control and inspection of metal casting | ||
| 16 | Final examination |
8. Course Assessment
| Course assessment | Weight score (%) | Assessment tools | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 20 | assignment | 22 Jun 2026 - 16 Oct 2026 |
| Midterm examination | 40 | midterm examination | 17 Aug 2026 - 21 Aug 2026 |
| Final examination | 40 | final examination | 19 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 |
The grading table
| Grading | Rank |
|---|---|
| >= 80% | A |
| 75% - 79.99% | B+ |
| 70% - 74.99% | B |
| 65% - 69.99% | C+ |
| 57% - 64.99% | C |
| 49% - 56.99% | D+ |
| 40% - 48.99% | D |
| 0% - 39.99% | F |
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