METHOD FOR THE SEMI-PERMANENT MOLD CASTING PROCESS

METHOD FOR THE SEMI-PERMANENT MOLD CASTING PROCESS

A method for casting metal using a semi-permanent mold connected to a feed portion includes forming a coolant jacket in a sprue of the feed portion. A coolant source is connected to the coolant jacket. A metal in a molten state is poured into the feed portion for gravity induced flow into the semi-p...

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Hauptverfasser: Hoover, Mark Eugene, Lehrmann, Kyle W, Goettsch, David D, Birschbach, Allen
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CASTING
CASTING OF METALS
CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
FOUNDRY MOULDING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POWDER METALLURGY
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:A method for casting metal using a semi-permanent mold connected to a feed portion includes forming a coolant jacket in a sprue of the feed portion. A coolant source is connected to the coolant jacket. A metal in a molten state is poured into the feed portion for gravity induced flow into the semi-permanent mold. A wall thickness of the sprue is predetermining which minimizes heat transfer from the sprue, thereby forcing the metal in the molten state to cool slower in the sprue than in the mold. After a predetermined time for the metal to cool to a solid state in the mold, flow of a coolant from the coolant source into the coolant jacket is initiated to cool the metal in the sprue before opening the mold.