The results of researches on surface roughness of CuSn10 and CuSn5Zn5Pb5 bronzes and aluminum AlSi11 alloy vacuum castings prepared in plaster moulds are presented in this paper. Test samples were cut from stripe castings of dimensions 100x15x1 mm. Surfaces were carefully cleaned with use of soft brush than in ultrasonic washer and dried. Experimental castings were prepared in moulds made of two types of plaster. Cast temperatures were 1120 and 1200°C for bronzes and 700 and 800°C for silumin. Temperatures of the mould were 500 and 600°C for bronzes and 200 and 300°C for aluminum alloy. The roughness measurements were carried out with use of Hommelwerke Tester T1000. The average arithmetic deviation of roughness profile Ra, the ten-point height of irregularities Rz and maximum peak to valley height Rm, were measured. It can be stated, on the base of obtained results, that technology of casting in plaster moulds allows preparation of castings of very low roughness, average Ra=0,88÷1,74μm for bronzes and Ra=0,59÷0,83μm for aluminum alloys. Roughness of the surface depends in fact on the cast material. Type of plaster and casting parameters have negligible influence on it.
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