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GATE Manufacturing Processes: Metal casting – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Metal casting (Manufacturing Processes, Metallurgical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 MT Q15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Single-crystal nickel-based superalloy turbine blades for aero-engines are manufactured using .
  2. GATE 2021 MT Q51 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Liquid iron is cast into a spherical sand mould of radius 6 cm and a cubical sand mould of edge 12 cm. The sphere solidifies in 60 minutes. The cube…
  3. GATE 2022 MT Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Magnesium treatment is carried out to produce cast iron.
  4. GATE 2022 MT Q24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In green sand moulding, the casting defect resulting from the displacement of mould cavity by an oversized core is known as
  5. GATE 2023 MT Q52 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Compared to top gating, the effect(s) of bottom gating in sand mold casting is/are
  6. GATE 2024 MT Q64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A simple vertical casting gate has cross-sectional area 2 cm2 and sprue height 10 cm. The filling time for a 40 cm × 20 cm × 10 cm mould is s (one…
  7. GATE 2025 MT Q22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In metal casting, which one of the following gating ratios (sprue-runner-gate area ratio) represents a non-pressurized gating system?
  8. GATE 2025 MT Q42 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Match the casting defects in Column I with the characteristic features in Column II. Column I: P. Misrun Q. Expansion scab R. Pin holes S. Hot tearing…