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3DP Technology for the Manufacture of Molds for Pressure Casting

Skorulski G.

Archives of Foundry Engineering

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2016

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Vol. 16, iss. 3

99--102

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The paper presents the use of rapid prototyping technology of three dimensional printing (3DP) to make a prototype shell casting mold. In the first step, for identification purposes, a mold was prepared to enable different alloys to be cast. All molds being cast were designed in a universal CAD environment and printed with the zp151 composite material (Calcium sulfate hemihydrate) with a zb63 binder (2-pyrrolidone). It is designated to be used to prepare colourful models presenting prototypes or casting models and molds. The usefulness of 3DP technology for use with copper alloys, aluminum and zinc was analyzed. The strength of the mold during casting was assumed as a characteristic comparative feature in the material resistance to high temperature, the quality of the resulting casting and its surface roughness. Casting tests were carried out in vacuum – pressure casting. The casting programs applied, significantly increased the quality of castings and enabled precise mold submergence. Significant improvement was noted in the quality compared to the same castings obtained by gravity casting.

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The Analysis of Molding and Modification of the Ceramic Surfaces and Its Impact on the Roughness of Castings

Jesiotr M., Myszka D., Trzaskowski W.

Archives of Foundry Engineering

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2014

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Vol. 14, iss. 1 spec.

47--50

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The article presents an analysis of changes in the outer surface of the casting made in a modified ceramic form. The introduction of the modification in the inner surface of the form, as a metallic coating was intended to produce a high quality of the casting surface. To describe the results, the three parameters have been chosen to characterize the surface roughness, i.e. Ra, Rz and Rq. In implementing the popular method of casting was used, so – called the lost polymer models. The models made from different plastic materials are chemically and electrochemically coated with a layer of nickel. The next step was to remove the model from the form and pouring the liquid metal over it. The observation of the casting surface was performed by using the scanning electron microscope and a profilometer. As a result of these attempts a number of castings have been obtained with an outside layer generated of lower roughness than the casting made in the normal gypsum form. The proposed method can be called an innovative one because it reduces the technological cycle by one processing operation of investment casting. During the process of casting both the cast and the outer layer improving the properties of the manufactured product is being produced.

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The control of solidification kinetics of the vacuum-cast thin-wall nickel-based superalloys by changing the geometrical characteristics of the ceramic mold

Cygan R., Szeliga D., Rokicki P., Sieniawski J., Suchy J. S.

Archives of Foundry Engineering

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2013

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Vol. 13, iss. 4

21--28

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This paper provides an analysis of experimental research and results of investment casting process. Temperature field in a ceramic mold is one of the problems during numerical simulation. Reducing the costs of production in precision casting involves the reduction of scraps, which is one of the fundamental problems of the foundry industry. Reducing these costs is associated with optimization of precision casting technology of aircraft engines critical parts, including control of the solidification front in thin-walled castings of nickel super alloys cast in a vacuum. It is achieved by changing the geometrical characteristics of the ceramic mold. The results of the tests were used to optimize the industrial production of aircraft components in Precision Foundry of WSK Rzeszów. Temperature distribution gained in the conducted tests allowed verification and optimization of computer simulations.