Abstract:
A chill preventing arrangement is used in a metal mold employed in centrifugal casting. The metal mold is provided, at its spigot portion, with an end plate which has a central opening smaller in diameter than the internal diameter of the metal mold main body and which includes a metallic base plate, an intermediate layer of metallic alloy formed by flame or plasma spraying on a surface of the metallic base plate contacting the molten metal for casting, and a coating of ceramic material more than 0.7 mm thick formed on the intermediate layer by flame or plasma spraying for preventing chill formation at the corresponding end portions of tubular castings.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for making a thin-walled composite structure having resistance profiled elements, wherein a rotational-moulding mould is made, in the shape of said structure, then resistant profiled elements made of heat-conductive material are positioned in said mould, in order to form a main resistant frame-work for said structure, after which a suitable synthetic material is introduced into the mould and the known operations of rotational moulding are carried out. The structure thus produced may be used for the construction of aerodynes, and in particular in helicopter construction.
Abstract:
A tilting centrifugal casting machine for producing a compound solid roll by centrifugally casting the outer shell and inner layer into an integral structure. The angle of inclination of the axis of rotation of the mold and the angle defined by the line connecting the center of the mold and the center of the rollers relative to the horizontal are selected to be within the optimum ranges, thereby to obtain a tilting type of centrifugal casting machine with high anti-vibration effect and safety in use, capable of producing a defect-free superior compound solid roll.
Abstract:
A product and method of producing a spheroidal graphite cast iron pipe of ferritic structure by casting in a non-chilled condition and by providing a controlled low rate of dissipation of the self-heat of the pipe within a heat dissipation rate controlling furnace or a sealed or insulated centrifugal casting mold.
Abstract:
A vibration-preventive centrifugal casting apparatus. The apparatus includes a mold shell adapted to be rotated for centrifugal casting and a cylindrical liner of a novel construction which is fitted into the mold shell. The liner is designed so that its outer surface will be spaced a minute distance from the inner wall of the mold shell when fitted therein. The outer surface of the liner has an uneven configuration which will provide discontinuous contact with the inner wall of the mold shell when the liner is thermally expanded. The discontinuous contact serves to retard the transmission of heat from the liner to the shell by conduction.
Abstract:
Device for centering a rotary mould in a case of a centrifugal casting machine. The device comprises rolling bearings interposed between the case and the mould at the mould ends and at at least one point intermediate the mould ends.
Abstract:
A molten castable substance (as metals, glass, plastic, etc.) is continuously centrifugally cast to tube on a centrifuged lining of a heavier liquid mold material (examples of which are lead, tin, and Wood''s metal). The molten substance is continuously introduced into the starting end of the centrifugal casting machine and forms a molten, axially moving, cylinder on the liquid lining. The substantially solidified tube floats out of the bore at the opposite end of the casting machine on a lining of the liquid mold material and without contacting the solid portions of the machine''s exit orifice. The unrestricted floating of the tube out of the exit orifice is accomplished by decreasing the diameter of the tube in its molten state by applying a pressure differential between the liquid mold material and the gas internal to the tube being cast. The pressure differential is brought about by various methods as disclosed in the specification. Prior art methods for the continuous centrifugal casting of tube on a liquid mold lining depend on thermal shrinkage of the tube, as it cools in the mold, to permit egress from the machine. Due to the applied pressure differential, such thermal shrinkage to permit unrestricted exit of the tube does not have to be a requirement of the present invention and, as a result, product variability and casting rates can be greatly increased.
Abstract:
A highly automated method of centrifugally casting large diameter finned dynamoelectric machine frames is described utilizing a sectionalized mold which is automatically dismembered and reassembled subsequent to casting. The sectionalized mold is provided with large circular wheels at opposite ends of the mold and the wheels are placed atop substantially horizontal rollers which transmit rotary torque to the mold during centrifugal casting. Subsequent to casting, the mold is lifted vertically from the rollers and placed in a vertical disposition atop the arbor of a mold stripping machine whereafter sections of the mold are sequentially stripped from the cast (with the cast and stripped sections being rotated subsequent to the stripping of each section). The cast frame then is lifted from the arbor and the mold is reassembled by advancement of the stripping machine jaw to sequentially push the mold sections toward the arbor.
Abstract:
Centrifugal casting device, notably for tubular pieces without longitudinal draw, by means of half-moulds kept in their assembled condition during the casting operation in a centrifugal casting cylinder, with the assistance of a number of inertia weights and levers acting upon said half-moulds, said inertiaweights being pivoted to brackets rigid with said centrifugal cylinder through the medium of crank levers having unequal arms, the major arms of said levers being rigid with said inertia weights and extending through openings formed in said centrifugal cylinder, the minor arms ending with rollers bearing upon said half-moulds.