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Vacuum casting as a rapid manufacturing and prototyping option

Published Article / This article looks at the role that vacuum casting plays in the rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing process. The accuracy to which components can be reproduced, by looking at the controllable factors in the casting process and the different types of materials that are available, were investigated and the process was also compared to other rapid prototyping and manufacturing processes in terms of cost effectiveness. Castings were made from a typical component under different operating conditions and the characteristics of the cast component, dimensions strength and surface hardness, were measured and plotted to determine the characteristics and accuracy of the process.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cut/oai:ir.cut.ac.za:11462/421
Date January 2005
CreatorsAggenbacht, F.C.
ContributorsCentral University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
PublisherInterim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Format545 106 bytes, 1 file, Application/PDF
RightsCentral University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
RelationInterim : Interdisciplinary Journal;Vol 4, Issue 1

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