Thermal Analysis on Solidification Behaviors of Hypoeutectic Grey Iron in Lost Foam Casting

Abstract

In this paper, the solidification behaviors of hypoeutectic grey iron under different vacuum conditions in lost foam casting (LFC) were discussed by using thermal analysis method. In order to reveal unique solidification characteristics in LFC, green sand casting (GSC) is introduced as comprehensive study. To comprehensively investigate solidification process, several groups of continuous cooling curves were taken from the geometrical center of the different thickness section (from 5mm to 45mm) of the stepped test bar in practical pouring experiment for the above two processes. And the first derivative of these cooling curves and key temperature points were evaluated. In this paper, through more complete comparative analysis of cooling curves, vacuum environment in LFC would not only change the filling characteristics of melt, but also importantly effect on the further solidification of melts, thereby effect on solidification processes and structural feature of hypoeutectic grey iron.