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Vacuum casting is a means of casting small metal parts or jewelry that have fine detail or for casting various plastic materials. A porous or vented mold is used and is placed on a table or container where vacuum is applied. The liquid to be cast will be driven into the mold by atmospheric pressure, while the vacuum will also remove trapped air that would otherwise impede the free flow of the liquid casting material. Vacuum casting is applied as an alternative to centrifugal casting of metals which is used in similar situation Now vacuum casting is being used for Rapid Prototyping to prepare SILICON MOULD This Silicon mould is used to produce resin prototypes which helps in studying design features and try various design iterations in short period of time
Preparation of Silicon Pouring of silicon in to the mold frame Opening the silicon mold along the partition line Remove the master model Preparation of Prototype using Silicon Mold Fix the silicon mold along the partition line and pin it air tight Place the silicon mold in Vacuum chamber Fill the resin and required gas (helium,argon as required) Give the required inputs in the control panel of the chamber After the process is over open the model and remove the prototype
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Production of Parts
CALCULATION OF REQIURED QUANTITY OF RESIN MIXING OF COMPONENTS OF RESIN POURING OF RESIN INTO THE MOLD CURING OF RESIN SEPERATION OF MOLD AND PART
Machine Specifications
Maximal Mold Size : 450 x 470 x 400 mm Maximal Casting Weight : 1000 g Chamber Interior size : 450 x 470 x 700 mm
RESINS
MK-Easy MK-Clear MK-Rubber MK-Carbon
Color Final Hardness Shore D/1 Tensile Strength N/Sq.mm Flexural Strength N/Sq.mm Flexural Modulus N/Sq.mm Elongation % Shrinkage % Density g/cubic cm Viscosity at 25 deg.c. m PA.s
WhiteYellow 85 s 2 55 s 2 65 s 2
Transpare nt 80 s 2 47 s 2 67 s 2
Black 75 s 1 7.5 -
1.5 s 100
1.5 s 100
5.9 s 500
10 s 2 0.2 1.10 75 s 10
40
5.7
300
21
Viscosity mPA.s
42
1.12
< 0.1