Essay On Die Casting

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Design And Modeling of Multi-Die Casting 1.Introduction Casting is one of the earliest metal shaping methods known to human beings. It generally means, pouring molten metal into a refractory mould with a cavity of the shape to be made, and allowing with it to solidify. FIG 1.1 MOLTEN METAL POURING History  The casting process was probably discovered around 3500 BC in Mesopotamia.  In many parts of the world during that period, copper axes and other flat object were made in open moulds made of stone or baked clay.  Casting technology was improved by the Chinese around 1500 BC.  It appears that iron casting technology in India has been in use from the times of the invasion of Alexander the Great, around 300BC. Theory of Casting The casting…show more content…
The pressure is maintained while the casting solidifies after which the dies are separated, cores are withdrawn and the casting is ejected. Metals and alloys that are die cast include zinc, aluminum, magnesium, copper, lead and tin. Die casting Dies The dies used for die casting resemble a permanent mould. They are generally made in two parts arranged to open and closed with a vertical parting. When mounted on a die casting machine one of the die halves remains stationary during operation and is called a cover die. The other half moves for opening and closing and is called the ejector die. Die casting dies are made of special die steels which are resistant to heat checking, hammering and mechanical wear and are also dimensionally stable. Die cavities are machined to very close accuracies. Die casting machines: A die casting cycle consists of the following steps: 1)Closing the die halves 2)Clamping the die halves securely together 3)Forcing the die liquid metal into the dies 4)Opening the die halves and 5)Ejecting the casting Modern die casting machines are of two basic types 1)Hot chamber die casting machines and 2)Cold chamber die casting

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