Publication detail

Gating Systems for Sizeable Castings from Al Alloys Cast into Ceramic Moulds

STACHOVEC, I. HORENSKÝ, J. HORÁČEK, M. ZEMČÍK, L. KOLDA, V.

Original Title

Gating Systems for Sizeable Castings from Al Alloys Cast into Ceramic Moulds

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

In contrast to casting to conventional non-reusable sand moulds, for which calculating technique for an optimum design of the gating system is comparatively well-developed, a trial-and-error method is applied mostly at casting to ceramic shell moulds made by the investment casting technology. A technologist selects from gating systems of several types (that are standardized by the foundry mostly) on the basis of experience. However, this approach is not sustainable with ever growing demands on quality of castings and also the economy of their fabrication as well as with new types of complex sizeable castings introduced to the production gradually (by new customers from the aircraft industry above all) any more. The simulation software may be used as a possible tool for making the process of optimizing gating systems more effective.

Keywords

Application of information technologies in the foundry industry, solidification, gating systems, ceramic moulds, simulation.

Authors

STACHOVEC, I.; HORENSKÝ, J.; HORÁČEK, M.; ZEMČÍK, L.; KOLDA, V.

RIV year

2012

Released

1. 2. 2012

Publisher

Silesian University of technology

Location

Polsko

ISBN

1897-3310

Periodical

Archives of foundry engineering

Year of study

12

Number

2

State

Republic of Poland

Pages from

65

Pages to

68

Pages count

272

BibTex

@article{BUT93444,
  author="Ivo {Stachovec} and Jiří {Horenský} and Milan {Horáček} and Ladislav {Zemčík} and Vlastimil {Kolda}",
  title="Gating Systems for Sizeable Castings from Al Alloys Cast into Ceramic Moulds",
  journal="Archives of foundry engineering",
  year="2012",
  volume="12",
  number="2",
  pages="65--68",
  issn="1897-3310"
}