Casting Processes: ME 4210: Manufacturing Processes and Equipment Prof. J.S. Colton © GIT 2011 1

Casting Processes
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ME 4210: Manufacturing Processes and Equipment Prof. J.S. Colton GIT 2011
Types of Parts Made

Engine blocks Pipes Jewelry Fire hydrants
Complex, 3-D shapes

Near net shape Low scrap Relatively quick process Intricate shapes Large hollow shapes No limit to size Reasonable to good surface finish
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Processes
Sand Shell Plaster Ceramic Investment Lost foam Pressure Vacuum Die Centrifugal Squeeze Semi-solid Single crystal Directional solidification Slush Continuous
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Metals processed by casting

Sand casting 60% Investment casting 7% Die casting 9% Permanent mold casting 11% Centrifugal casting 7% Shell mold casting 6%
Breakdown of Castings
Ingots for bulk deformation processing 85% Cast to near net shape - 15%
Ingots
Iron or steel molds Water-cooled molds Continuous casting
Shapes
Permanent mold (cavity)
die casting hot chamber cold chamber
Expendable Molds
sand shell slurry investment
lost wax lost foam
Shapes
Centrifugal
pipes spinning
Capabilities
Dimensions
sand casting - as large as you like small - 1 mm or so
Tolerances
0.005 in to 0.1 in
Surface finish
die casting 8-16 micro-inches (1-3 mm) sand casting - 500 micro-inches (10-25 mm)
Casting Steps
quick route from raw material to finished product
Melt metals Pour / force liquid into hollow cavity (mold) Cool / Solidify Remove Finish
Melting
Raw material (charge)
scrap, alloying materials
Heat
Furnace Atmosphere
Atmosphere Heating
Raw materials
Air (oxygen), vacuum, inert gas (argon) External - electric, gas, oil Internal - induction, mix fuel with charge
steel making in blast furnace -mix coke with iron
Furnace material
refractory ceramics
Furnaces
Blast furnace
Basic Oxygen Furnace

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Furnaces
Electric Arc Furnace
Oxygen-Fuel, Oxygen Lance Furnace

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Furnaces
Induction Furnace
Electric Furnace
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Sand Casting
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Sand Casting
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Sand Casting
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Sand Casting Steps
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Sand Cast Parts
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Permanent Mold Casting
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Low Pressure Casting
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Die Casting (high pressure)
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Die Casting Machine
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Die Casting
Cold chamber
Hot chamber
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Direct Squeeze Casting
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Die Casting Part Example
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Continuous Casting
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Investment Casting
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Vacuum Casting
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Investment (top) and Conventional Castings
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Lost Foam Casting
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Lost Foam Castings
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Centrifugal Casting
horizontal
sand-lined mold casting

vertical
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Centrifugal Casting
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Pipe Casting Process
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Directional Solidification
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Casting Characteristics
Table 5.6 Typical materials cast
All All
Weig ht (kg)
Process
Sand Shell Expendable mold pattern Plaster mold
Minimum
0.05 0.05
Maximum
No limit 100+
Typical surface finish (micron, Ra)

5-25 1-3
Section thickness (mm) Shape complexity Dimensional * accuracy*

1-2 2-3 3 2
Porosity*
4 4
Minimum
3 2
Maximum
No limit --
Investment Permanent mold
All Nonferrou s (Al, Mg, Zn, Cu) All (High melting pt.) All Nonferrou s (Al, Mg, Zn, Cu) All
0.05
No limit
5-20
No limit
0.05
50+
1-2
1-2
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0.005 0.5
100+ 300
1-3 2-3
3 2-3
1 3-4
1 1
1 2
75 50
Die Centrifugal
<0.05 50 1-2 1-2 3-4 1 -5000+ 2-10 1-2 3-4 3 *Relative rating: 1 best, 5 worst. Note : These ratings are only general; significant variations can occur, depending on the methods use d.
0.5 2
12 100
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Microstructure
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Microstructure - Dendrites
Finer structure at walls Grains / dendrites grow to center

Grains on Willie Bs head
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Microstructure - Dendrites
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Fluidity
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Casting Defects - Porosity
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Casting Defects
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Shrinkage
TABLE 5.1 Volumetric solidification contraction (%) 6.6 6.3 3.8 2.53 4 4.9 Volumetric solidification contraction (%) 4.5 4 Expansion to 2.5 4.2 45.5 6.5
Metal or alloy Aluminum Al4.5%Cu Al12%Si Carbon steel 1% carbon steel Copper Source: After R. A. Flinn.
Metal or alloy 70%Cu30%Zn 90%Cu10%Al Gray iron Magnesium White iron Zinc
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Differential Cooling
Transition between thicker and thinner sections can lead to porosity
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Pipe Defect
Due to shrinkage giving rise to a funnel-like cavity Solutions
insulate top (glass wool) heat top (exothermic mixture thermit)
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Defects - Hot Tears
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Chills
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Car Rims
Stamped
Cast
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Casting Defects - Porosity
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Design Rules Summary

Uniform wall thickness Flat parting lines Gradual thickness transitions Draft for removal
tapers: 0.5 to 2 degrees
Surface of mold gives surface of part

Sand Casting Rules
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Casting costs
TABLE 5.10 Cost* Process Die Sand L Shell-mold LM Plaster LM Investment MH Permanent mold M Die H Centrifugal M * L, low; M, medium; H, high. Equipment L M-H M L-M M H H Labor LM LM MH H LM LM LM Production rate (Pc/hr) <20 <50 <10 <1000 <60 <200 <50
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Process economics
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Casting Processes

Types of Parts Made

Complex, 3-D shapes

Metals processed by casting

Basic Oxygen Furnace

Electric Arc Furnace

Oxygen-Fuel, Oxygen Lance Furnace

Sand Casting Steps

Sand Cast Parts

Permanent Mold Casting

Low Pressure Casting

Die Casting (high pressure)

Die Casting Machine

Direct Squeeze Casting

Die Casting Part Example

Investment (top) and Conventional Castings

Lost Foam Casting

Lost Foam Castings

sand-lined mold casting

Pipe Casting Process

Typical surface finish (micron, Ra)

Section thickness (mm) Shape complexity Dimensional * accuracy*

Investment Permanent mold

Finer structure at walls Grains / dendrites grow to center

Grains on Willie Bs head

Casting Defects - Porosity

Defects - Hot Tears

Casting Defects - Porosity

Design Rules Summary

Surface of mold gives surface of part

Sand Casting Rules

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