Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 255, Issue -, Pages 516-523Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.12.031
Keywords
Sand mold; 3D printing technology; Hollow structure; Controlled cooling; Insulation
Funding
- National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2016YFB1100703]
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The performance of 3D printed sand molds with internal hollow structures was studied. The influence of the internal hollow structures (a single layer air cavity or multilayer air cavities) on heat flux was theoretically analyzed and numerically simulated using COMSOL software. Better insulation effect was achieved by reducing the cavity spacing, and multilayer air cavities performed better than a single layer air cavity. 3D printed sand molds with these hollow structures for a stress-frame casting and a bar-shaped casting were designed and poured with aluminum alloy A356 melt. The solidification time of the riser surrounded by three layers of air cavities was prolonged by over 30%, and its feeding function during solidification was significantly improved. The temperature difference within the stress-frame casting was decreased using three layers of air cavities surrounding its thin rods, resulting in a 40% reduction of the residual stress in the thin rods. Open air cavity structure was used for air blowing during the solidification process to increase the cooling rate of one thin rod of the cast specimen, and its secondary dendrite arm spacing was narrowed.
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