How to Calculate and Solve for Volume Shrinkage | Solidification of Metals
Last Updated on September 16, 2021
The image above represents volume shrinkage.
To compute for volume shrinkage, two essential parameters are needed and these parameters are Mould Volume (Vm) and Volume of Casting at 20°C (Vo).
The formula for calculating the volume shrinkage:
εv= Vm – Vo / Vo x 100%
Where:
εv = Volume Shrinkage
Vm = Mould Volume
Vo = Volume of Casting at 20°C
Let’s solve an example;
Find the volume shrinkage where the mould volume is 30 and the volume of casting at 20°C.
This implies that;
Vm = Mould Volume = 30
Vo = Volume of Casting at 20°C = 3
εv= Vm – Vo / Vo x 100%
εv = 30 – 3 / 3 x 100%
εv = 27 / 3 x 100%
εv = 9 x 100%
εv = 900%
Therefore, the volume shrinkage is 900%.
Nickzom Calculator – The Calculator Encyclopedia is capable of calculating the volume shrinkage.
To get the answer and workings of the volume shrinkage using the Nickzom Calculator – The Calculator Encyclopedia. First, you need to obtain the app.
You can get this app via any of these means:
Web – https://www.nickzom.org/calculator-plus
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Once, you have obtained the calculator encyclopedia app, proceed to the Calculator Map, then click on Materials and Metallurgical under Engineering.
Now, Click on Solidification of Metal under Materials and Metallurgical
Now, Click on Volume Shrinkage under Solidification of Metal
The screenshot below displays the page or activity to enter your values, to get the answer for the volume shrinkage according to the respective parameter which is the Mould Volume (Vm) and Volume of Casting at 20°C (Vo).
Now, enter the values appropriately and accordingly for the parameters as required by the Mould Volume (Vm) is 30 and Volume of Casting at 20°C (Vo) is 3.
Finally, Click on Calculate
As you can see from the screenshot above, Nickzom Calculator– The Calculator Encyclopedia solves for the volume shrinkage and presents the formula, workings and steps too.