Casting Design and Performance

Component casting has many design advantages, especially when complex geometries are required. There are many options and challenges in producing efficient casting designs, and this publication acquaints readers with fundamental information about how casting design influences casting solidification and how casting solidification influences casting properties. Mechanical property data, especially for dynamic properties, are also described in details for cast iron, steel, and aluminum.Chapter numberChapter TitlePart I: Casting Design Principles and PracticeChapter 1: Casting Design Issues and PracticesChapter 2: Casting Design PrinciplesChapter 3: Modeling of casting and solidification processingPart II: Process DesignChapter 4: Riser DesignChapter 5: Gating DesignChapter 6: Design for Economical moldingChapter 7: Design for Economical CoringPart III: Design and GeometryChapter 8: Casting Design and GeometryChapter 9: Design Problems Involving Thin SectionsChapter 10: Design Problems Involving Uniform SectionsChapter 11: Design Problems Involving Unequal SectionsChapter 12: Design Problems Involving JunctionsChapter 13: Design Problems Involving DistortionPart III: Casting PerformanceChapter 14: Corrosion of Cast IronsChapter 15: Corrosion of Cast Carbon and Low-Alloy SteelsChapter 16: Corrosion of Cast Stainless SteelsChapter 17: Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Cast IronsChapter 18: Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Cast SteelsChapter 19: Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Aluminum Alloy CastingsChapter 20: Friction and Wear of Cast IronsChapter 21: Friction and Wear of Aluminum-Silicon Alloys Chapter 22: Failures Related to CastingChapter 23: Nondestructive Inspection of Castings Casting Design and Performance......Page 1 Casting Design Issues and Practices*......Page 7 Casting Design and Processes......Page 15 Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processing*......Page 43 Riser Design......Page 67 Gating Design......Page 79 Design for Economical Sand Molding......Page 87 Design for Economical Coring......Page 94 Casting Design and Geometry......Page 105 Design Problems Involving Thin Sections......Page 124 Design Problems Involving Uniform Sections......Page 136 Design Problems Involving Unequal Sections......Page 142 Design Problems Involving Junctions*......Page 150 Design Problems Involving Distortion......Page 157 Corrosion of Cast Irons*......Page 164 Corrosion of Cast Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels*......Page 172 Corrosion of Cast Stainless Steels*......Page 175 Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Cast Irons*......Page 184 Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Cast Steels*......Page 198 Fatigue and Fracture Properties of Aluminum Alloy Castings*......Page 208 Friction and Wear of Cast Irons*......Page 218 Friction and Wear of Aluminum-Silicon Alloys*......Page 225 Failure Analysis of Castings*......Page 235 Inspection of Castings......Page 244 Index......Page 247 Component casting has many design advantages, especially when complex geometries are required. There are many options and challenges in producing efficient casting designs, and this publication acquaints readers with fundamental information about how casting design influences casting solidification and how casting solidification influences casting properties. Mechanical property data, especially for dynamic properties, are also described in details for cast iron, steel, and aluminum. The book is organized into four major Part Casting Design Principles and Practices Part Process Design Part Design and Geometry Part Casting Performance Classification of Casting Defects Index