Publication detail

Quo vadis investment casting? Latest trends in investment casting technology.

HORÁČEK, M.

Original Title

Quo vadis investment casting? Latest trends in investment casting technology.

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

This work presents an attempt to demonstrate the ability of investment casting technology to be one of the most progressive technologies of manufacturing "net-shape" castings for the third millennium. The main focus in the paper is given to the latest trends in materials and equipment used in all individual phases of the process, i.e. in manufacturing of wax patterns and ceramic shells, de-waxing process, shell heat treatment, metal pouring process and finishing operations.

Keywords

Investment casting, wax pattern, ceramic shell, de-waxing, metal pouring

Authors

HORÁČEK, M.

RIV year

2007

Released

5. 4. 2007

Publisher

Hutnícka fakulta Technickej univerzity v Košiciach

Location

Košice

ISBN

1335-1532

Periodical

Acta Metallurgica Slovaca

Year of study

13

Number

4

State

Slovak Republic

Pages from

141

Pages to

145

Pages count

5

BibTex

@article{BUT44313,
  author="Milan {Horáček}",
  title="Quo vadis investment casting? Latest trends in investment casting technology.",
  journal="Acta Metallurgica Slovaca",
  year="2007",
  volume="13",
  number="4",
  pages="141--145",
  issn="1335-1532"
}