Design the mold for an Investment Cast of a part:
a. Choose a part to investment cast b. Selected Wax to create pattern and why it is selected. Need to quote. c. Selected Coating Refractory material and why it is selected. Need to quote. d. Calculate Number of feeders per casting e. Determine location of Feeder f. Calculate minimum volume criteria g. Design based on thermal criteria h. Calculate feeder dimensions i. Check Volume adequacy j. Calculation of neck dimensions k. Show design of Wax Pattern with neck l. Determine number of castings per cluster and total heat required m. i. Quote all other miscellaneous parts to support the process (i.e. crucibles, metal handles, protection equipment, etc.) ii. Quote material to investment cast. n. Perform an Investment Casting Simulation (Optional)
MANUFACTURING PROJECT Your project consists in establishing an Investment Casting Laboratory. The intention of the laboratory is to be able to fabricate metal parts using Investment Casting from resin/plastic 3d printed patterns. The idea is to be able to compete with the 3d printer metal printers. At least you must include the following in your project: 1) General Questions about Investment Castings? a. Describe the step by step procedure of the Investment Cast Process. (include figures) b. What is the part size range of the Investment Casting Process? c. Which metals are recommended to be Investment Cast? Be specific about the recommended alloys composition. Justify selection d. Which resin/plastic 3d printer material will you recommend to create the pattern of the Investment Casting? (Need to justify based on availability) e. Which slurry mixture will you choose to invest the resin/plastic 3d printed pattern? f. Which type to foundry/oven are available? (Compare cost and advantages of each) 2) Design the mold for an Investment Cast of a part: a. Choose a part to investment cast b. Selected Wax to create pattern and why it is selected. Need to quote. c. Selected Coating Refractory material and why it is selected. Need to quote. d. Calculate Number of feeders per casting e. Determine location of Feeder f. Calculate minimum volume criteria g. Design based on thermal criteria h. Calculate feeder dimensions i. Check Volume adequacy j. Calculation of neck dimensions k. Show design of Wax Pattern with neck 1. Determine number of castings per cluster and total heat required m. i. Quote all other miscellaneous parts to support the process (i.e. crucibles, metal handles, protection equipment, etc.) ii. Quote material to investment cast. n. Perform an Investment Casting Simulation (Optional) REPORT FORMAT: Your reports should include the following Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List Tables, Project Description, Answer to all stated questions, Results, Conclusions and Recommendations, Future Work. SUBMIT FINAL REPORT NO LATER THAN DUE DATE. MANUFACTURING PROJECT Your project consists in establishing an Investment Casting Laboratory. The intention of the laboratory is to be able to fabricate metal parts using Investment Casting from resin/plastic 3d printed patterns. The idea is to be able to compete with the 3d printer metal printers. At least you must include the following in your project: 1) General Questions about Investment Castings? a. Describe the step by step procedure of the Investment Cast Process. (include figures) b. What is the part size range of the Investment Casting Process? c. Which metals are recommended to be Investment Cast? Be specific about the recommended alloys composition. Justify selection d. Which resin/plastic 3d printer material will you recommend to create the pattern of the Investment Casting? (Need to justify based on availability) e. Which slurry mixture will you choose to invest the resin/plastic 3d printed pattern? f. Which type to foundry/oven are available? (Compare cost and advantages of each) 2) Design the mold for an Investment Cast of a part: a. Choose a part to investment cast b. Selected Wax to create pattern and why it is selected. Need to quote. c. Selected Coating Refractory material and why it is selected. Need to quote. d. Calculate Number of feeders per casting e. Determine location of Feeder f. Calculate minimum volume criteria g. Design based on thermal criteria h. Calculate feeder dimensions i. Check Volume adequacy j. Calculation of neck dimensions k. Show design of Wax Pattern with neck 1. Determine number of castings per cluster and total heat required m. i. Quote all other miscellaneous parts to support the process (i.e. crucibles, metal handles, protection equipment, etc.) ii. Quote material to investment cast. n. Perform an Investment Casting Simulation (Optional) REPORT FORMAT: Your reports should include the following Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, List of Figures, List Tables, Project Description, Answer to all stated questions, Results, Conclusions and Recommendations, Future Work. SUBMIT FINAL REPORT NO LATER THAN DUE DATE
