Process Optimization of Steering Axle with Technology of Iron Mold Coated Sand Based on Numerical Simulation

DOI

10.2991/isrme-15.2015.463How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Iron mold coated Sand, Balanced solidification principle, Meanwhile solidification, Graphitizing expansion, Self-feeding.

Abstract

This paper uses the casting simulation software ProCAST to simulate the production of steering axle with technology of iron mold coated sand, and corrects the corresponding process by the simulation results. Utilizing the balanced solidification principle, by increasing the number of the ingates and changing the shape and dimensions of the ingates, the ingates are smooth flow and play a feeding role in the overall contraction of the casting. At the time of overall expansion of castings, ingates are timely closure to facilitate self-feeding. Changing the thickness of sand at different parts of casting, gradually increasing the sand thickness from top to bottom of casting, thinning the sand thickness of hot spot, which can make the solidified process meets the principle of meanwhile solidification. Furthermore the graphitizing expansion can reduce shrinkage defects in castings.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Guangquan Ku
AU  - Yong Su
AU  - Huihui Zhang
AU  - Naixiong Xue
PY  - 2015/04
DA  - 2015/04
TI  - Process Optimization of Steering Axle with Technology of Iron Mold Coated Sand Based on Numerical Simulation
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Intelligent Systems Research and Mechatronics Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2236
EP  - 2241
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/isrme-15.2015.463
DO  - 10.2991/isrme-15.2015.463
ID  - Ku2015/04
ER  -