Gelcast Tooling: Net Shape Casting and Green Machining
Autor: | Srinath Viswanathan, Stephen D. Nunn, Glen H. Kirby, Weiju Ren, Mark A. Janney |
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Rok vydání: | 1998 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
Mechanical Engineering Metallurgy Forming processes engineering.material Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Superalloy chemistry.chemical_compound Machining Silicon nitride chemistry Mechanics of Materials Casting (metalworking) visual_art Tool steel engineering visual_art.visual_art_medium General Materials Science Ceramic Composite material Near net shape |
Zdroj: | Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 13:389-403 |
ISSN: | 1532-2475 1042-6914 |
DOI: | 10.1080/10426919808935256 |
Popis: | Gelcasting is an advanced powder forming process. It is most commonly used to form ceramic or metal powders into complex, near-net shapes. Turbine rotors, gears, nozzles, and crucibles have been successfully gelcast in silicon nitride, alumina, nickel-based superalloy, and several steels. Gelcasting can also be used to make blanks that can be green machined to near-net shape and then high fired. Green machining has been successfully applied to both ceramic and metal gelcast blanks. Recently, we have used gelcasting to make toolinj; for metal casting applications. Most of the work has centered on H13 tool steel. We have demonstrated an ability to gelcast and sinter H13 to near net shape for metal casting tooling. We have also been successful in green machining gelcast blanks using a three-axis CNC milling machine. |
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