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The Lost Foam Casting process (LFC) is the process that uses foamed polymer models to represent
: m% I. Q6 g) Q0 ~8 Jthe casting and parts of the gating system. Because the polymer models are destroyed during
- t# y' p& _! P/ P5 l Q7 ]' bthis process, you will also find the term "Expendable Pattern Casting (EPC)" or the German term) H7 G+ C& F8 P7 Q+ f
"Vollformgießen".5 k5 Y* I$ R. T" V
Within the Lost Foam Casting process, the models are typically made of foamed expandable polystyrol
0 w8 ^" }4 J$ ~# ~8 P(EPS), of foamed expandable polymethylmethacrylat (PMMA) or of a foamed co-polymer of
$ K6 g! {4 |% ~8 W, ~EPS and PMMA. The models are created in permanent molds on automatic foaming machines,! W0 z( Q$ V* T! \
with a predefined thickness. By glueing simple models together, model segments are then combined% _% N9 b! z" X
to complex models. After that, several models are often combined to model trees. After attaching3 c& U4 Q; X! C# L; U
the gating system, the model is coated by a fire resistant, anorganic coating and
" |5 b1 {: s! e3 qembedded into compressed sand that is free from binding agents.7 Q9 S. l, A8 V8 M0 M: c
Within the actual casting process, the metal melt replaces the polymer model. The foam is being$ f' O( ~8 Z* L2 T' A1 U
pyrolized by the high melt temperatures (exchanged mainly by accompanying radiation), and the9 e5 ~: c* c4 @) Y& _
liquid metal fills the resulting cavity.2 \; F2 C0 k, H: J7 ]8 R& i$ R3 H
A couple of decomposition products, like CO2, CO and several organic compounds, are created
& v' o& t: E$ W. D' w# R& N5 wby the pyrolysis reaction. Depending on the melt temperature, these are either mostly liquid or
0 v; ~0 P# e8 }+ v% j2 e" Kmostly gaseous products. If aluminium alloys are casted with Lost Foam Casting, there are more
% n0 C4 a- n: m: t) Kliquid pyrolysis products (due to the lower melt temperatures) than in the case of iron or steel castings,, r& e1 a* Y4 O2 q% J" D( m
where the pyrolysis reaction produces mainly gases.
% J. Q( U- L% A# g* |" RThe emission of the pyrolysis products usually penetrates through the coating into the sand mold., h4 q6 C' ~1 a5 s4 ~, }2 v
The coating consequently plays a vital role in controlling the filling pattern of mold filling, apart from5 y7 U+ w* A; D# B
the tasks of enhancing the casting's surface quality and stabilizing the sand mold. H, V! U+ M, x$ j3 m
Liquid decomposition products, which are created during the Lost Foam process of aluminium
: G4 P# f) i( v) ccasting, are absorbed by the coating in a first decomposition phase (primary pyrolysis). In a second) S& V. y3 F/ w: T: h( `
decomposition phase (secondary pyrolysis), the liquid products are further decomposed into8 U4 t+ g/ ?- H1 _+ Y D" \3 P
gas. These are then absorbed by the surrounding mold material.
3 k# ^2 l% m6 L2 V; UOn the other hand, during the Lost Foam casting of iron and steel, the gaseous decomposition
/ }% T" [1 [9 {2 N0 n7 \& O7 pproducts immediately develop due to the higher melt temperatures. The pyrolysis gases form a
$ ?6 X5 `$ k. u& e. h7 [2 dgap between the melt surface and those parts of the foam model that has not yet collapsed. Thereupon$ y; d+ ~& K4 X
the gases also pass through the coating into the surrounding mold material, where they finally condense. While the mold sand heats up more and more, a secondary pyrolysis starts here,too." A/ o6 Z- |1 m" G( U. l
Obviously, a certain porosity and gas permeability of the coating is vital for the application in the
2 o5 F; w4 `/ m( O4 KLost Foam Casting process. Unsatisfactory gas permeability results in the formation of gas entrapments
4 F4 v% z/ E7 fand porosities. An unsatisfactory absorption of liquid products leads to wrinkles, cold
" N3 s! U) S0 K- b0 K vshuts and entrapment errors, if the liquid polymers remain in front of the metal front. Moreover,! }5 j- ~% A- ~/ v* J+ z
the liquid products do not penetrate deep into the mold material; due to their high viscosity, they/ [: K# C# G6 R2 ]2 k
concentrate on the surface. This can lead to a "closing" of the pores, so that the venting is no longer
- j" _9 q z# ^# {guaranteed.
$ ~' P$ C% X. Y% [! A6 B6 @During the compaction of the mold sand, one must ensure a compaction of the mold material as0 r$ Q- r4 B2 S+ G( L
even as possible in order to avoid the corresponding casting errors. An even compaction is a prerequisite" }7 d1 [, N- S4 w/ {& r: s5 H7 d
for a reproducible venting of the cavity during mold filling. Undercuts that appear during
0 O7 N5 X8 f% I! y9 o- F- ~the embedding of the foam tree into the sand bed and a resulting uneven compaction must possibly7 C* c3 Y+ ]$ q B; h
be avoided. The mold material's compaction is achieved by uni- oder multiaxial vibration processes
& t& t0 p- f6 e# ?; z6 [+ jwith a corresponding variation of the chosen frequencies.
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