Research on the squeeze cast technology of the castings with large ratio of height to thickness

1 Introduction Squeeze cast is a near-net shape casting technology. In the squeeze cast process liquid metal fills and solidifie under high pressure, which enhances the castings' feeding and forming capacities effectively, and this significantly increases the inherent quality and appearance quality o the castings. It is important for us to study squeeze cas technology in order to save raw materials, decrease energy consumption and improve the quality of castings 1-4]. The squeeze cast process…

Research on the squeeze cast technology of the castings with large ratio of height to thickness

The squeeze cast technology is only applicable, at present, to the castings with a ratio of height to thickness less than 3.5. Researching the squeeze cast technology for castings with a large ratio of height to thickness will broaden the applicable range of the advanced casting technology. This paper describes a study of the temperature distribution during solidification for castings with a ratio of height to thickness of 7 by the methods of experiment and computer simulation. The shrinkage porosity distribution in the castings and the mechanical properties of the castings were also researched. The experimental and simulated results show that increasing squeeze force, or enhancing mold temperature,cannot reduce the shrinkage porosities in the castings. When castings solidify in a sequential manner and the squeeze force effectively acts on the surface of the liquid metal, the shrinkage porosities in the castings are eliminated and mechanical properties are clearly improved.