Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Equipment for High Speed Blank Casting

目前，许多钣金产品，如 饮料罐由从金属板切割出的坯料制成。 生产这种金属板需要几个加工步骤 从金属。 之前在科罗拉多进行的研究 州立大学使用模具和冲压装置已经表明， 直接从熔体铸造薄坯是可行的。 该方法 可以潜在地消除与钣金相关的成本 制造业 然而，需要进一步的研究来增加 将铸坯速度提高到所需成本水平 有效 所要求的研究设备将使空白 以更高的速度铸造。 此外，机械和 在高速下铸造的坯件的微观结构特性将是 研究进一步改进工艺。

At the present time, many sheet metal products such as beverage cans are made from blanks cut out of sheet metal. Several processing steps are required to produce this sheet metal from the metal. Previous research conducted at the Colorado State University using a die and punch set has shown that it is feasible to cast thin blanks directly from the melt. This method could potentially eliminate the costs related to sheet metal manufacturing. However, further research is required to increase the speed of blank casting to the level needed to be cost effective. The requested research equipment will enable blank casting at higher speeds. In addition, mechanical and microstructural properties of blanks cast at high speeds would be investigated for further improvement in processing.