experimental and theoretical studies on the effect of die temperature on the quality of the products in high-pressure die-casting process实验和理论研究的影响模温度对高压压铸过程中产品的质量.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Volume 2012, Article ID 434605, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2012/434605 Research Article Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Effect of Die Temperature on the Quality of the Products in High-Pressure Die-Casting Process Mohammad Sadeghi and Jafar Mahmoudi ¨ HST Department, MAlardalen University, P.O. Box 883, 721 23, Vasteras, Sweden ¨ ˚ Correspondence should be addressed to Mohammad Sadeghi, mohammad.sadeghi@mdh.se Received 9 April 2012; Revised 30 May 2012; Accepted 20 June 2012 Academic Editor: Rui Vilar Copyright © 2012 M. Sadeghi and J. Mahmoudi. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Die temperature in high-pressure die casting of A380 alloy is optimized by experimental observation and numerical simulation. Ladder frame (one part of the new motor EF7) with a very complicated geometry was chosen as an experimental sample. Die temperature and melt temperature were examined to produce a sound part. Die temperatures at the initial step and the final filling positions were measured and the difference between these values was calculated. ProCAST software was used to simulate the fluid flow and solidification step of the part, and the results were verified by experimental measurements. It is shown that the proper die temperature for this alloy is above 200◦C. 1. Introduction Combination of die temperature, fluidity of the molten