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Metal Casting
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Solidification of Metals in Molds
• Pure Metals -
– Solidify at a constanttemperature
– Planar solidification front
– Columnar crystals
• Eutectics -
– Solidify at a constanttemperature
– Planar solidification front
– Lamellar crystals• Solid Solutions
– Solidify over freezingrange (solidus – liquidus)
– Dendritic structure
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Basic Engineering Principles
• Heat Transfer
– Degree of Superheat
– Material Properties
– Die Properties
– External Heating/Cooling
– Part Geometry
– Chvorinov’s Rule
• Fluid Flow– Degree of Superheat– Part Geometry– Material Properties
(viscosity)– Die Properties– Continuity Equation
• A0v0 = A1v1
– Bernoulli Equation– Max Flow without
turbulence• Reynold’s Number
t s CV
A
2.
Rer v. D.
m
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Microsegregation
Microsegregation or coring
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Macrosegregation
Macrosegregation caused by compositional difference over longdistances within a casting.
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Fluidity
• Fluidity is used tocharacterize themold filling ability,sometimescastability.
• Superheat =
(Tmelt –TL)/TL
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Shape Casting Processes
• Expendable Mold
– Permanent Pattern
• Sand Casting
• Plaster Molding
– Expendable Pattern
• Lost Foam
• Lost Wax(investment casting)
• Permanent Mold
– Gravity
– Low Pressure/Vacuum
– Die casting
Moderate to highpressures
• Hot Chamber
• Cold Chamber
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Sand, Investment, and Lost Foam Casting
• Use gravity to fill the mold
• Mold is destroyed to removecasting
• Metal flow is slow
• Walls are much thicker thanin die casting
• Cycle time is longer than diecasting because of inability ofmold material to remove heat
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Sand Casting
• Pattern for shape• Pack sand
around pattern• Remove Pattern• Put Cope and
Drag together• Pour - gravity
fed• Take part out of
sand - recyclesand.
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Casting Terminology
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Sand Casting Advantages/Disadvantages
• Advantages
– Inexpensive mold
– Complex geometry
– All alloys
– Unlimited size
– Economical in lowquantities
• Disadvantages
– Cost per part is higher
• Labor intensive
• Slower productionrate
– Rough surface finish
– Loose tolerances
– Requires relativelythick walls (0.120”)
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InvestmentCasting
• Create Wax Pattern
• Assemble Wax Tree
• Coat with Ceramic
• Melt out wax
• Pour in molten metal
• Break off ceramic
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Investment Casting Adv/Disadv
• Advantages
– Good dimensionalaccuracy
– Relatively inexpensivemold
– Rapid production ratespossible
– Complex shapes
– Very high tempmaterials - Titanium
• Disadvantages
– Long production cycle
• leads to high costper part
– Mold is not reusable
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Permanent Mold Casting
• Mold removed, not destroyed
• Uses gravity to fill mold
• Metal flow is slow
• Mold is steel - hascomparatively good thermalconductivity
• Machines smaller
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Die Casting
• Liquid metal injected intoreusable steel mold, or die,very quickly with highpressures
• Reusable steel tooling andinjection of liquid metal withhigh pressures differentiatesdie casting from other metalcasting processes
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Die Casting - Two Major Types
• Hot Chamber
– Zn or Zn alloys only
– Higher production rate15 cycles per minutefor small parts
– Metal injected directlyfrom melt zone
• Cold Chamber
– Al, Mg, Zn
– Melt is poured intocylinder, which is thenshot into chamber
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Adv/Disadv of Die Casting
• Advantages– High production rates
possible, with highlevel of automation
– Very thin wallspossible (0.020” forMg die casting)
– Good surface finish– Economical in large
quantities– Better control of mold
temps
• Disadvantages– High tooling cost– Long lead times
(months)– Limited size (<25 lbs)– Limited in alloys (low
temperature only)• Zn• Al• Mg• Cu
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Casting Defects
• Porosity
• Impurities - oxides
• Cold Shut
• Hot Tearing
• Dimensional tolerance andpart geometry
• Warping
• Shrinkage
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CastingDie Design
• Fill completelywith metal
• Solidify quicklywithout defects
• Eject readily fromthe die
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Six Die Design Principles• Wall thickness should be as consistent as possible
– Wall section possesses a dense fine-grained skin. Defects likely in material inbetween walls. Wall sections should be as uniform as possible. Thinner wallscontribute a lesser heat load than heavier walls and will have a longer die life.
• Intersections of walls, ribs and gussets should blend with transitions andgenerous radii
– Generous radii and transitions promote metal flow and internal integrity. Radii andfillets enhance structural integrity. Fillets reduce heat concentration in both the dieand castings.
• Specify standard draft– Draft is highly desirable on surfaces parallel to the direction of die draw.
Recommended draft is determined by the alloy, the length of the dimension parallelto the die draw, and If the dimension is an inside or outside wall
• Eliminate or minimize sharp corners– Accommodate them at parting lines and at the junctions of die components. Break
them with radii or chamfers.
• Avoid undercuts– May require machining operations or additional die components, such as retractable
core slides
• Dimensions with critical tolerances should relate to only one die member– Precision is reduced for relationships across the parting line or to moving
components
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Casting of Single Crystal Components
Jet engine turbine blades
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Fluid Flow Characteristics
• Mass Continuity
– where Q is the volumetric rate of flow, m3/s, A is thecross sectional area of the liquid stream, and v is thevelocity of the liquid in that location.
• Reynolds number
– where v is the velocity of the liquid, D is the diameterof the channel, r is the density, and h is the viscosity.
– For casting, Re = 2,000 – 20,000
2211 vAvAQ ==
hrvD
=Re
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Bernoulli’s Theorem
• Under steady well-developed flow conditions, the totalenergy of a unit volume of material must be a constant atevery part of the system.
– where p is the pressure, v is the velocity, h is the heightabove a reference plane, f is the energy losses due tofriction, and r is the density.
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pghv
p +++=++ 1
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Heat Extraction
• The solidification time is a function of the volume of thecasting and its surface area (Chvorinov’s rule)
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