Process Control and Optimization of Investment Casting for Bearing Support Plate
Author of the article:MENGFanguo, WUJiantao, LI Wei, LI Juntao
Author's Workplace:Institute of High Temperature Materials, Central Iron & Steel Research Institute, Beijing 100081, China
Key Words: investment casting; casting process; metallurgical quality; size control
Abstract:
Bearing strut for a certain type of commercial aeroengine belongs to the large size thin-walled cavity structure. It
is easy to have some casting defects such as loose, crack and out of contour when adopting investment casting. It is
difficult to control the quality and size of metallurgy. Through the design of casting system, the location of ceramic core
and the control and optimization of casting process, the metallurgical defects and size problems of casting were solved and
the yield of casting was improved.