Development of tool for physical simulation of skin formation during investment casting of nickel-based superalloys

Development of investment casting process has been always a challenge for manufacturers of complex shape parts with thin elements. Particularly, misruns often occur in the as-cast complex shape parts due to the formation of solid skin by freezing of melt in contact with colder ceramic mould. This wo...

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Main Authors: M. Rahimian, S. Milenkovic, L. Maestro, A. Eguidazu Ruiz De Azua, I. Sabirov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127515302872