Development of an Innovative Low Pressure Die Casting Process for Aluminum Powertrain and Structural Components

Mikel Merchán; Pedro Egizabal; Maider García de Cortázar; Ane Irazustabarrena; Haize Galarraga

doi:10.1002/adem.201800105

Development of an Innovative Low Pressure Die Casting Process for Aluminum Powertrain and Structural Components

Mikel Merchán, Pedro Egizabal, Maider García de Cortázar, Ane Irazustabarrena, Haize Galarraga

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Abstract

An innovative Low Pressure Die Casting (LPDC) process has been developed for aluminum cast components based on the application of an extra pressure during the solidification process. The new process, named “Low Pressure Squeeze Casting” (LPSC) has been proved to be able to increase the solidification rate, refining the microstructure of the casting, and reducing its shrinkage porosity. Furthermore, the cycle time is also reduced, increasing the productivity of the process. Two demonstrators from the automotive and wind power industries have been produced to validate the process in a relevant industrial environment.

Original language	English
Article number	1800105
Journal	Advanced Engineering Materials
Volume	21
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.201800105
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

Keywords

Aluminum
Automotive
Die castin
die casting

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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/314582/314582/EU/Development of a new high performance material associated to a new technological Energetic, Flexible, Economical, Versatile and Ecological process to make super strong and lightweight components/EFEVE
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European Commission´s FP7, 314582, EFEVE

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