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1. Shell molding and related processes
The term "shell casting" covers processes that share the common feature of a fairly quiet filling of a metal mold, followed by solidification under low pressure, generally less than 0.1 MPa overpressure. The most widespread variant is gravity-filling, followed by low-pressure filling. Chill casting is probably the most flexible of all processes:
for small, medium and very large production runs;
investment is incremental, and unit costs are lower than for automated sand blasting or pressurized machines;
the use of sand cores allows great freedom of internal shape;
it is possible to achieve excellent part compactness and fine metallurgical structures;
all types of heat treatment are possible.
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Bibliography
Brochures and catalogs
Éditions Techniques des Industries de la Fonderie catalog and Centre Technique des Industries de la Fonderie brochures.
International bibliographic databases
Aluminium Metadex
Reviews
France
Fonderie magazine (CTIF and ATF, monthly)
Revue de Métallurgie (monthly)
Germany
Gießerei (monthly)
Gießerei-Praxis (monthly)
Gießerei Forschung (quarterly)
United States
Modern Casting (monthly)
Foundry...
Exhibitions and congresses
World
World Foundry Congress: every two years in a different country, usually at the end of the 3rd quarter.
France
Journées d'Études de l'Association Technique de Fonderie (ATF): in France, every year.
SF2M annual days organized by the French Society of Metallurgy and Materials: every year in October....
Patents
French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
A large number of patents relating to aluminum alloy casting have been filed or are in the process of being filed around the world; an exhaustive list is impossible to draw up due to the constant number of filings.
To obtain information on a given subject at a given time, it is therefore advisable to contact INPI :...
Theses
BRACCINI (M.). – Optimization of castings: study of hot cracking phenomena in Al-Cu alloys. INP Grenoble (2000).
SAVELLI (S.). – Identification of mechanisms and quantitative approach to fatigue of model aluminum casting alloys. INSA Lyon (2000).
EVANS (W.J.), JONES (H.V.), SPITTLE...
Standardization
French and European standards. French Standards Association (AFNOR)
Standards NF EN ISO
- Geometric product specification (GPS) – Dimensional and geometric tolerances for molded parts. - NF EN ISO 8062 - (2007) :
- Aluminium and aluminium...
NF EN standards
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