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Analysis of the Application of Gypsum Moulds for Casting Strength Samples of Aluminium Alloys

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Advances in Manufacturing II (MANUFACTURING 2019)

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The paper presents tooling for simultaneous casting of a set of strength samples made of aluminium alloy in gypsum moulds. Using the NovaFlow&Solid simulation program, the filling and solidification process of variants used for casting strength-testing samples made with the traditional investment casting method and the casting concepts proposed by the author were analyzed. Simulations and experimental tests were performed on proportional and disproportional samples designed in accordance with the PN-EN ISO 6892-1 standard. Application of the disproportional casting samples set, proposed by the author, has been confirmed by measuring the microstructure of selected samples expressed by the distance between the Dendrite Arms Spacing (DAS).

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  1. Institute of Materials Technology, Division of Foundry, Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland

    Lukasz Bernat

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  1. Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

    Magdalena Diering

  2. Poznań, Poland

    Michał Wieczorowski

  3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA

    Christopher A. Brown

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Bernat, L. (2019). Analysis of the Application of Gypsum Moulds for Casting Strength Samples of Aluminium Alloys. In: Diering, M., Wieczorowski, M., Brown, C. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing II. MANUFACTURING 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18682-1_16

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