Metal casting into NaCl molds fabricated by material extrusion 3D printing

• Published in: Progress in additive manufacturing Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 1631 - 1642
• Main Authors: Wick-Joliat, René, Penner, Dirk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Full Research Article; Lasers; Machines; Manufacturing; Materials Science; Optical Devices; Optics; Photonics; Processes; Metal casting; Injection molding; NaCl; Material extrusion 3D printing; Aluminum casting; Sacrificial mold

Aluminum die casting is a well-established industrial process for mass producing aluminum parts with complex shapes, but design restrictions exclude some features like undercuts and hollow structures from being produced with this method. Water-soluble casting molds offer a promising solution to over...