Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Equipment for High Speed Blank Casting

目前，许多金属薄板产品，如饮料罐，都是由薄板切割而成的毛坯。从金属生产这种金属薄板需要几个加工步骤。之前在科罗拉多州立大学使用模具和冲床进行的研究表明，直接从熔体浇注薄毛坯是可行的。这种方法可能会消除与金属板材制造相关的成本。然而，需要进一步的研究才能将毛坯铸造的速度提高到成本效益所需的水平。所要求的研究设备将使毛坯浇注速度更快。此外，还将研究高速铸造毛坯的力学和组织性能，以便在加工中进一步改进。

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.