Authors : H.M. Sheidi and C.I. Ajuwa
Abstract: The production of castings is essential to the industrial development of a Country. The manufacture of every machine and each piece of equipment used in transportation, farming, construction and mining and in water-supply and sanitation facilities is dependent on castings. Engine components may be broken or wear out and must be replaced. Effective local sources for these replacement parts are essential to avoid long delays in obtaining them from the original manufacturer or from more industrialized neighbouring countries as reported by Anosike. Quality silica sand is a vital ingredient for foundry production of castings. The need for this investigation arose out of the desire to establish locations of locally available quality foundry sand. The river sand is a good source for quality foundry sand. The service properties of the river sand obtained from the River Niger at Bacita, Niger State-Nigeria were measured. These include sieve analysis, permeability, green strength and sintering point. The investigation revealed the suitability of the river sand for the production of quality castings from various metal alloys.
H.M. Sheidi and C.I. Ajuwa , 2008. Investigation on Properties of River Sand for Sound Casting, River Niger, Bacita, Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 3: 214-216.