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10-09-2019 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Filling mechanism for prototype parts produced by vacuum differential pressure casting technology

Authors: Chil-Chyuan Kuo, Wei-Kai Qiu, Hsueh-An Liu, Chao-Ming Chang

Published in: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology | Issue 1-4/2019

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Vacuum casting (VC) is the most economical production process for producing small numbers of prototype parts under vacuum conditions. The filling of the casting material in the conventional VC process only depends on the gravity. Thus, some defects of the cast part are observed. In this study, differential pressure (DP) VC was proposed to reduce the filling time and improve the quality of cast parts. In this study, the filling mechanisms in both horizontal and vertical directions were investigated theoretically and experimentally. The actual filling situations of the acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin in both the horizontal and vertical directions are similar to the simulation results. The relationship of the filling time for DP time, sprue diameters, and mold cavity capacities was investigated. The filling time can be estimated in terms of DP time, sprue diameter, and mold cavity capacity.

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Title: Filling mechanism for prototype parts produced by vacuum differential pressure casting technology
Authors: Chil-Chyuan Kuo
Wei-Kai Qiu
Hsueh-An Liu
Chao-Ming Chang
Publication date: 10-09-2019
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology / Issue 1-4/2019
Print ISSN: 0268-3768
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-04386-7

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