Rapid vacuum investment casting is a combination of Rapid prototyping and Vacuum casting technologies. Master patterns are made using rapid prototyping techniques followed by investment casting process.
Steps involved in Rapid Vacuum Investment Castings
| 3D CAD model is the Input for our process .This needs to be provided by the customer in STL, IGES or STEP format. | |
| Step 1: | Producing Rapid Prototype Master using SLA or CNC machining. |
| Step 2: | Preparation of Silicon Rubber Mould (SRM) using the RP Master pattern in Vacuum |
| Step 3: | Produce wax pattern (replica of the master pattern) in the SRM. |
| Step 4: | Construction of wax pattern tree by adding sprue, runners and gates. The wax tree is placed in a casting flask |
| Step 5: | Mixing of ceramic investment slurry and pouring under vacuum in to the casting flask . Now the wax tree is completely encapsulated in the investment slurry . |
| Step 6: | The flask is placed in furnace for drying of ceramic and melt out of wax. |
| Step 7: | The flask with the ceramic cavity is placed in the casting machine. |
| Step 8: | Required amount of metal alloy is melted in the induction furnace. Pouring is done under vacuum and over pressure. |
| Step 9: | Flask is removed . The ceramic mould is broken. The metal tree will be fettled and cleaned to get the final castings |
| Step 10: | Heat treatment |
| Step 11: | Machining |
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| Typical Alloys Casted: LM25/A356, A357, LM4, ZAMAK | |
| Contact Us for detailed information on our process. | |
Why Rapid Vacuum Investment Casting
- Vacuum reduces porosity & inclusion
- Cost effective
- Precise dimensional control
- Superior surface finish
- Intricate shapes can be cast
- Variety of aluminium and zinc alloys can be cast
- Reduce Material wastage
- Reduce machining required