INTEMA 05428
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Gating System Design To Cast Thin Wall Ductile Iron Plates
Autor/es:
P. DAVID; J. MASSONE; R. BOERI; J. SIKORA
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CAST METALS RESEARCH
Editorial:
Maney Publishing
Referencias:
Año: 2006 vol. 19 p. 98 - 109
ISSN:
1364-0461
Resumen:
The present study describes the development of a horizontal and a vertical mould designed to produce thin ductile iron plates of 1.54 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.
