Compute-Aided Design of Low Pressure Die-Casting Process of A356 Aluminum Wheels

Abstract:

The lightweight design of aluminum automobile wheel can easily bring about all kinds of defects during die-casting, which often causes wheel frame deformation and creep damages in the future use and in turn affects traffic safety. To understand the evolution of mold flow, temperature field, and solidification, the low pressure die-casting processes of A356 aluminum wheel were simulated by Anycasting software package. Various casting parameters combined with the designs of flow channel and overflows were adopted to reduce the defects occurred in wheel products. In addition, we adopted the retained melt modulus (RMM) to predict the position of defects to be formed as well as their distribution so as to eliminate the shrinkage voids and porosity defects during die-casting. The research findings showed that the setting up of overflow tank could effectively prevent the formation of shrinkage void and porosity of die-castings and significantly promote the quality and productivity of die-casting wheel products.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 864)
• Pages: 173-178
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.864.173
• Online since: April 2017
• Authors: Pei Hsing Huang*, Wei Jen Wu, Chung Han Shieh
• Keywords: A356 Aluminum, Anycasting, Low Pressure Die-Casting, Mold Flow Analyses, Shrinkage Defect

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