Centrifugal Casting of Metal Face Seals

SAP PARTS

20/04/2016

Centrifugal Casting
Process Features
and evolved gases towards inner

ADVANTAGES OF
THE CENTRIFUGAL
CASTING METHOD

surface of the hollow castings.

Metal Face Seals by Centrifugal
Casting Process: The unidirectional
solidification

of

molten

exhibits very fine grain size and

microstructure.
Seizure
Centrifugal

Casting

Process:

This

improves

resistance,

Galling

resistance and Scuffing resistance of

solidification of molten metal, the property

exhibits extraordinarily fine grain structure which
process, show outstanding performance in the
applications demanding higher resistance to
Seizure, Galling, Scuffing and higher PV values.

Metal

seals

in which molten metal is poured into a

Centrifugal Casting process.

made

by

rapidly rotating mold. The centrifugal

force due to Location causes the

The finer grain size achieved by

molten metal to be spread over the

Controlled

mold surface such that a hollow,

improved Physical Properties like

cylindrical type casting is produced

higher Toughness, higher Wear

after complete solidification. The axis

resistance,

of mold rotation may be either vertical

resistance . Thus seals by this

or horizontal. In either case, the

process

centrifugal force causes high pressures

performance

Solidification

and

higher

The centrifugal action

removes unwanted inclusions,
dross, and gases thus yielding a
cleaner casting.

3. Mechanical properties are often

superior to those of static castings
due to the finer grains resulting
from the process which are of
constant size in circumferential
and axial directions.

results the Metal Face seals produced by this

Centrifugal casting is a casting process

1.

2. Castings are free from any form

of shrinkage because the material
that contains the shrinkage is
machined away.

The centrifugal Casting Process yields directional

face

metal

gives

Fracture

4. Due to cleanliness and finer

grain size, good weld ability is
achieved.
5. A 100% design factor can be
used with the advantages of less
metal being required which
generates a cost saving.
6. Class I castings can be
produced without the need for
upgrading and costly weld repairs.

extraordinary

7. The flexibility of the process

the

severe

allows a wide range of Diameters

to develop in the metal as it freezes

applications, where those are put

to produce depending on the

with directional solidification, helps in

to

machine selected.

exhibit

such

in

conditions.

metal feeding and contributes to the

removal of nonmetallic inclusions
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Centrifugal Casting
Process Features
Controlled Solidification and Finer

some material stuck or even friction

scuffing. From the comparison of

grain

the

welded to the adjacent surface,

scuffing load at different Castings, it

size

also

Tribological

improves

of

whereas the galled material may

is noticed that the cast iron Surfaces

castings,like resistance to Seizure,

Properties

appear gouged with balled-up or

with Centrifugal Process have better

Galling

torn lumps of material stuck to its

scuffing resistance than those made

surface.

by other process. This due to its

or

Adhesive

Welding,

Scuffing, and Higher PV values.

chemical

composition,

high

Seizure Resistance:- is the ability of

hardness and graphite phases in the

Cast iron to survive momentary

microstructure. According to the

contact with the friction surface,

metallographic

without getting welded by elevated

microstructure of the Centrifugally

frictional heat, when the oil film

cast

thickness becomes locally less than

primarily of fine lamellar pearlite

the surface roughness.

and graphite flakes, which basically

Galling:- Galling is a form of wear

are

Scuffing Resistance

surfaces. When a material galls,

The scuffing resistance of materials

some of it is pulled with the

is the property to withstand under

contacting surface, especially if there

lubricated high-speed sliding wear,

is

force

caused by thermo-elastic instability

compressing the surfaces together.

at sliding contact. Surface Hardness,

Galling is caused by a combination

surface

of friction and adhesion between the

mechanical and chemical properties

surfaces, followed by slipping and

of Cast Iron and tribo-chemical

tearing of crystal structure beneath

reactions at the contact interface are

the surface. This will generally leave

the

large

amount

of

roughness,

major

factors

Face

uniformly

Seals

the
consists

distributed

and

randomly oriented, help in reducing

caused by adhesion between sliding

iron

analysis,

as

well

Scuffing wear.

as

influencing

Cast Iron Mechanical face Seals with Centrifugal casting process

exhibit superior Physical, Tribological and Thermal Properties for seals to
withstand in severe applications.
Jayant Kumbhalkar
SAP PARTS, INDIA.

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