Abstract
One of the most promising applications of rapid freeze prototyping (RFP) is making metal parts by investment casting with the built ice parts. The integration of RFP and investment casting allows fast creation of complex net-shape metal parts directly from their CAD models. The advantages of doing so include no part geometric complexity limitation, no experience of parting line design and assembling needed, clean and low-cost of process operation, and good performance. In this paper, we will present our recent study on binder selection, slurry making, ceramic shell making, and the casting results of the metal parts.
Recommended Citation
W. Zhang et al., "Investment Casting with Ice Patterns Made by Rapid Freeze Prototyping," Proceedings of the 11th Annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (2000, Austin, TX), pp. 66 - 72, University of Texas at Austin, Aug 2000.
Meeting Name
11th Annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (2000: Aug. 8-10, Austin, TX)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Solid Freeform Fabrication; Rapid Prototyping; Rapid Tooling; Rapid Freeze Prototyping Ice Patterns; Investment Casting
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Publication Date
10 Aug 2000
Comments
The authors at Tsinghua University gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.