Gating system design to cast thin wall ductile iron plates

The present study describes the development of a horizontal and a vertical mould designed to produce thin ductile iron plates of 1·5–4 mm thickness. Both moulds used a non-pressurised configuration. The horizontal mould design was based on empirical rules, while the vertical mould was based on numer...

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Autores: David, P., Massone, Juan Miguel, Boeri, Roberto Enrique, Sikora, Jorge Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/35480
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/35480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ductile Iron
Thin Wall
Mould Desing
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.5
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Sumario:The present study describes the development of a horizontal and a vertical mould designed to produce thin ductile iron plates of 1·5–4 mm thickness. Both moulds used a non-pressurised configuration. The horizontal mould design was based on empirical rules, while the vertical mould was based on numerical simulations of fluid flow and thermal field, carried out using the software NovaFlow&Solid. The aim of both designs was to produce sound ductile iron plates that were large enough to make tensile test samples. The results show that the adoption of empirical rules and a non-pressurised configuration were not enough to guarantee proper filling. An optimised design was obtained through the use of mathematical modelling.