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GATE Casting, Forming and Joining Processes: Bulk forming and sheet forming, estimation of load – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Bulk forming and sheet forming, estimation of load (Casting, Forming and Joining Processes, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 4 mm thick aluminum sheet of width w = 100 mm is rolled in a two-roll mill of roll diameter 200 mm each. The workpiece is lubricated with a mineral…
  2. GATE 2024 ME Q29 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The "Earing" phenomenon in metal forming is associated with
  3. GATE 2024 ME Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A blanking operation is performed on C20 steel sheet to obtain a circular disc having a diameter of 20 mm and a thickness of 2 mm. An allowance of…
  4. GATE 2025 ME Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Wire drawing operation is performed on a perfectly plastic metal without any strain hardening. Assuming no friction and no redundant work, the maximum…
  5. GATE 2025 ME Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A plate of 30 mm thickness is fed through a rolling mill with two powered rolls. Each roll has a diameter of 500 mm. The plate thickness is to be…
  6. GATE 2026 ME Q59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In a deep drawing operation of a rectangular sheet metal, 30% stretching in length results in 15% reduction in thickness. Assuming volume constancy,…