Abstract:
Ce procédé a pour but d'optimiser la durée de séjour du métal dans la coquille et repose sur le fait que l'on tient compte de la température de la coquille à l'instant où commence la coulée du métal. Pour cela on mesure la température de la coquille à ce moment et compare la valeur trouvée à un tableau de température - durée préétabli de manière à déduire ladite durée. Il trouve son application chaque fois qu'on souhaite fabriquer une série de pièces avec un minimum de rebut et une capacité de production interne.
Abstract:
Titanium based and nickel based castings are made by casting a suitable melt having a relatively low melt superheat into a mold cavity (13) defined by one or more low carbon steel or titanium mold members where the melt solidifies to form the desired casting. The melt superheat is limited so as not to exceed about 150 DEG F above the liquidus temperature of the particular melt being cast. For a steel mold (10), one or more titanium melt inlet-forming members (14) are provided for cooperating with the steel mold members (12) to form a melt ingate (18) that communicates to the mold cavity for suppliyng the melt thereto in a manner to avoid harmful iron contamination of the melt during casting. The mold body-to-mold cavity volume ratio is controlled between 10:1 to 0.5:1 to minimize casting surface defects and mold wear/damage.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method consisting in making from a premaster (generally SLAT, FDM or another rapid prototyping method) an intermediate model in casting resin which remains stable at high temperature when using the vacuum casting process. This model constitutes then the base of the actual mould. The intermediate model is shaped in a cavity retainer up to the mould parting plane. An alloy with low melting point is then cast around the model into the cavity retainer and solidified in an especially developped device. Upon solidification of the first mould half, the structure extending up to the starting line is removed and the second mould half is manufactured by applying the same method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an adjustable casting mould with a plurality of axially displaceable moulding pins. Each moulding pin has a self-locking threaded mechanism (82, 84) by way of which the moulding pin is supported on a carrier plate (80). The carrier plates (80) on which in each case a plurality of adjustable moulding pins (64) are mounted are, in turn, connected to a moulding-box housing member to be adjustable in a different manner perpendicular to the mould parting surface.
Abstract:
A method and a mould for casting a half steam diaphragm comprising a plurality of aerofoil section blades (1) spaced around and aligned lengthways radially of the diaphragm and fixed at their inner and outer extremities by cast semicircular rings (6, 7), in which the mould comprises an outer fixed portion and an inner movable portion and where said inner portion is constructed by assembling said blades in a jig, disposing casting sand (5) within spaces in said inner portion left by said blades and said jig, disassembling and removing said jig, and then lifting said inner portion into said outer portion.
Abstract:
The device is comprised of an ingot mould (1), made of copper, formed by two half chills (2) of which at least one comprises a plurality of cavities (10) of the ingots to be cast, which cavities communicate through channels (11, 12) and open at the upper part on to a pig sow (18); cooling means (5) by heat conveyor fluid for each half chill (2); means (9) for contacting and sealing both half chills; means for taking away both half chills from each other; means (7, 8) for guiding the take-away motions and for sealing the half chills.
Abstract:
A mold is provided with a core (2, 3) covered with a sand layer (10) which may be taken away so as to obtain irregular cavities in the molding.