Degating technique for clustered castings made by ECP

Details Degating technique for clustered castings made by ECP Degating technique for clustered castings made by ECP

1987-04-27

1988-02-16

Lin, Kuang Y.

Metal founding

Process

Shaping a forming surface

164 701, B22C 904, B22D 3100

Patent

active

047248890

ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed of degating clustered metal castings produced by ECP in which molten metal is gravity poured into a dry, unbonded sand mold for solidification, the mold containing a plurality of consumable foam patterns interconnected by a complex centralized gating system. The method is improved by forcing purge air through the unbonded sand mold just prior to the solidification of the core metal of the gating system, the purge air being forced into such mold at a predetermined pressure (such as 80-120 psi) and for a period of time (such as 10-20 seconds), causing the gating system to disintegrate into pieces or beads of metal. The elapsed period of time from the moment of pouring the molten metal into the mold to the moment at which the purge air is injected into the mold is critical and for certain metals is usually in the range of 3-5.7 minutes.

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patent: 3627023 (1971-12-01), Clark et al.
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