Brandon P. Pehrson and Alan Francis Moore at the Y-12 National Security Complex have developed the production of metal plates necessary for industrial applications. This invention is a method and innovative mold design used to make multiple plates in a single casting that are easily separated by hand and are ready to be rolled to final length and thickness. This method eliminates break-down rolling, thermal treatments, and the cutting plates. The plate mold would increase efficiency by reducing scrap generation and processing time. In addition, this method can successfully cast plates as thin as 0.080 inch and possibly thinner. The invention can be used in various endeavors, including the casting of plates for turbine blades, beverage cans, and precious metal casting for jewelry stick.
Features
- The mold consists of multiple plates that are filled using a pressured distributor method.
Benefits
- Multiple mold cavities within a single mold assembly are completely filled.
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