SUITABILITY OF NYAMA RIVER SAND FOR FOUNDRY APPLICATIONS USING EDDA CLAY AS BINDER

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10961096

Authors

  • Agbo A. O Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu
  • Aniokete T.C Department of Chemical Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu
  • Udeh B.C Department of Chemical Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu.

Keywords:

Application, suitability, Nyama River, sand, binders, clay

Abstract

Study on the suitability of Nyama River sand for foundry applications using Edda clay as binder has been successfully investigated.  The chemical analysis was conducted using X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and X-ray florescence (XRF).  The XRD test results conducted showed that Nyama River sand indicated the presence of quartz and sodalite as its predominant mineral, while Edda clay has kaolinite and quartz as its predominant mineral.  The XRF tests conducted showed that Nyama River has 73.64% SiO2, 7.98% Al2O3 and 1.45% MgO as its predominant oxides.  The mechanical properties of the moulding sand were tested using standard techniques (AFS).  The mechanical properties conducted were green compressive strength, green shear strength, dry compressive strength, dry shear strength, permeability No and compactibility test.  The results of the mechanical properties tests were: green compressive strength (36.21KN/m2); green shear strength (12.28KN/m2); dry compressive strength (252.20KN/m2); dry shear strength (89.40KN/m2); compactibility (30.10KN/m2), permeability value (145.50 No) and moisture content of (27.0%).  From the results, it was observed that 6% Edda clay content and 5% water content were most suitable for moulding of Nyama River Sand for application in non-ferrous foundry as they improved the foundry properties of the sand

Published

2024-04-11

How to Cite

Agbo , A. O., Aniokete, T., & Udeh , B. C. (2024). SUITABILITY OF NYAMA RIVER SAND FOR FOUNDRY APPLICATIONS USING EDDA CLAY AS BINDER. SADI International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology (SIJSET), 11(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10961096

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024): April-June

Section

Original Peer Review Articles
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