Abstract:
Various embodiments of an injectable slurry composition for investment casting are disclosed. The injectable slurry composition can include a refractory material, a binder, a solvent, and a thixotropic agent that includes fibrillated fibers. The injectable slurry composition can also include a working viscosity of 200-3000 poise when subjected to a yield stress ranging from 1100 dynes/cm 2 to 1400 dynes/cm 2 .
Abstract:
Various embodiments of a slurry composition for investment casting and a method of forming such composition are disclosed. The slurry composition can include a refractory material, a binder, a solvent, and a thixotropic agent that includes fibrillated fibers. The slurry composition can also include a filler that includes glass bubbles.