Complex Casting With Thin Sections and Precision Holes

Complex Casting With Thin Sections and Precision Holes

Precision Castings from RapidProtoCasting®

Delivering precision complex investment castings meeting demanding customer specifications requires

  • Casting Engineering Capability to process 2D and 3D customer engineered casting designs,
  • Precision Foundry Processes and Equipment,
  • And ISO/AS Compliant Quality System and
  • Engineered Casting and Processing Specifications.

Engineering Precision Castings

Comprehensive part geometry, dimension, tolerance and manufacturing information is necessary to fabricate, test and inspect investment castings to meet customer specifications.  Engineering information for complex engineered precision castings may be provided by:

  • Model Based Definition where all dimensions, GD&T, notes and product manufacturing information are included in the CAD model. Product manufacturing information includes material type, processing requirements and post-processing requirements. RapidProtoCasting will need a printout of critical dimensions, GD&T and product manufacturing information.
  • 3D SolidModel plus 2D drawing where the solid model defines the product dimensions and the 2D drawing is used to define critical dimensions, GD&T and product manufacturing information.
  • 2D drawing incorporating all dimensions, GD&T and product manufacturing information.
Thin-wall Castings with Curved Surfaces

Thin-wall Castings with Curved Surfaces

Please note that the specifications used for investment castings should be specific AMS, ASTM or MIL-STD specifications intended for castings.

Precision Foundry Processes and Equipment

ensure the delivery of complex investment castings meeting customer requirements.

  • Precision Investment Casting Dimensional Capability

    Fulfilling the engineered dimensional requirements for a precision investment casting is a function of the casting accuracy, casting precision and the dimensional tolerances.

    • Accurate Castings  Casting accuracy is established by the starting pattern size and metal shrinkage during cooling relative to the design dimension.
    • Precision Castings  Casting precision is a function of the investment casting process. RapidProtoCasting’s proprietary face coat and block mould ceramics technology delivers precision superalloy castings with the finest surface finish.
    • Process Capable Castings  Process Capability is the statistical comparison of the dimensional accuracy and precision of the castings and the dimensional tolerances.
  • Complex Precision Castings:

    RapidProtoCasting’s proprietary investment casting process delivers the most precise complex cobalt-chromium, titanium, copper, stainless steel and Inconel castings.

  • Precision Casting Surfaces:

    RapidProtoCasting’s pattern management, lost-wax investment processes and casting finishing processes provides the highest definition and surface finish for titanium, copper, stainless steel Inconel and cobalt-chromium castings.

  • Casting Mechanical Properties

    RapidProtoCasting begins by vacuum induction melting premium barstock meeting rigorous ASM, ASTM and MIL-STD material specifications for chemistry, hardness and strength.  Most of the superalloys we melt are VIM/VAR, VIM/ESR or VIM/EBR produced and all of our in-stock material meets DFARS 252.225-7014 requirements for US production.  Hot isostatic pressing and heat treatment at NADCAP certified facilities and mechanical properties testing at ISO9000/AS9100/NADCAP testing labs ensure optimum material properties.

 

Casting Specifications

for superalloys used in aerospace, medical and industrial applications include specifications for engineering dimensioning and GD&T, superalloy metal melting, casting heat treatment, casting metal chemistry and mechanical properties, casting surface treatment and inspection and testing of investment castings.