Improvement of Mold Filling in Aluminum Gravity Die Casting by Vacuum Suction

알루미늄 합금의 중력금형주조 시 진공감압을 이용한 충전성 개선

  • 김정국 ((주)신영유니크(한국기술교육대학교 대학원)) ;
  • 김기영 (한국기술교육대학교)
  • Published : 2009.06.20

Abstract

Vacuum suction is applied to the mold during pouring in the inclined gravity die casting to remove defects such as misrun and gas porosity in the brake master cylinder. Casting defects are observed after solidification and their cause is analyzed by using the calculated results with commercial solidification and flow analysis code(ZCAST). The optimum vacuum suction is -2 cmHg, and when the start time of vacuum suction is 3 seconds after pouring, better filled result is obtained by holding it for 15 seconds. Reproducibility test under the optimum conditions attained from the above pouring tests is performed, and it is confirmed that these pouring conditions can be applied to the mass production immediately.

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