Evisto (R) a way to produce ultra-thin gravity die castings

Autor: F. Molle, Y. Longa, D. Tomasevic, C. Bruyas, A. Da Silva, T. Carnevale, M. Suéry
Přispěvatelé: CTIF, Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux et Procédés (SIMaP), Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revue de Métallurgie
Revue de Métallurgie, 2013, 110 (2), pp.131-146. ⟨10.1051/metal/2012946⟩
DOI: 10.1051/metal/2012946⟩
Popis: International audience; The massive use of air gaps in tooling, per the Evistoe (R) concept, can confine the heat contributed by the cast alloy in a small volume. The resulting high die wall temperatures are turned to account to cast parts having ultra-thin walls, of the order of one millimetre thick. Effective thermal insulation limits thermal exchanges to slow the cooling of a cast alloy. The property that best characterizes this effectiveness is the reciprocal of thermal conductivity, thermal resistance. Air was chosen as the insulating material because of its many advantages: very favourable thermal conductivity, limited application cost, and zero purchase cost. Evistoe (R), an innovative tooling design, has been used to produce plates 1 mm thick measuring 130 by 200 mm and automobile seat backs 1.2 mm thick measuring 390 by 576 mm. The mechanical properties of the castings so produced complied with standard EN 1706 of May 2010 for aluminium alloy castings. A patent application was filed for the Evisto (R) concept in August 2010.
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