Effect of Inhibitor Coating of a Ceramic Mould on the Surface Quality of an AM60 Alloy Cast with Cr and V

Abstract

The work presents the results of the investigations of the effect of inhibitors coated on the internal walls of a ceramic mould on the quality of the obtained casts made of the AM60 alloy containing additions of chromium and vanadium. In order to reduce the reactivity of magnesium alloy cast by the technology of investment casting with the material of the mould and the ambient atmosphere, solid inhibitors were applied in the form of a mixture of KBF4 and H3BO3 after the stage of mould baking and before the mould’s being filled with the liquid alloy. For the purpose of examining the effect of the inhibitors on the surface quality of the obtained casts, profilometric tests were performed and the basic parameters describing the surface roughness, Ra, Rz and Rm, were determined.

Selected Technological Properties of Liquid Ceramic Slurries Used to Produce Moulds in the Replicast cs Technology

“…The type of the mould material, the technology of the mould preparation and the mould reinforcing treatment determine the quality of the produced casts and their properties [7]. The type and parameters of the applied moulding materials as well as the technique of the mould preparation decide about their quality and thus that of the casts, and affect the economical indexes [2][3][4].…”