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The shrinkage allowance has been provided on the pattern to compensate the shrinkage when:

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Remember the compensation mechanism dividing line: - Liquid and Solidification shrinkage $\rightarrow$ Compensated by the Riser. - Solid shrinkage $\rightarrow$ Compensated by the Pattern Allowance.
Updated On: Jul 4, 2026
  • The temperature of liquid metal drops from pouring to freezing temperature
  • The metal changes from liquid to solid state at freezing temperature
  • The temperature of solid phase drops from freezing to room temperature
  • The temperature of metal drops from pouring to room temperature
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

A pattern only needs to be made oversized to compensate for whichever shrinkage stage actually changes the final solid dimensions of the part, since liquid shrinkage and solidification shrinkage are already taken care of separately through proper risering and gating, not through the pattern size. Once the casting has fully solidified, it is still hot and continues to contract steadily as it cools further down to room temperature, and this last stage of contraction is what actually shrinks the outer dimensions the pattern must anticipate. So the shrinkage allowance on a pattern corresponds to the metal cooling as a solid from its freezing temperature down to room temperature.
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