Cast Iron Parts Obtained in Ceramic Molds Produced by Binder Jetting 3D Printing—Morphological and Mechanical Characterization
Răzvan Păcurar,
Petru Berce,
Ovidiu Nemeş,
Diana-Irinel Băilă,
Dan Sergiu Stan,
Alexandru Oarcea,
Florin Popişter,
Cristina Miron Borzan,
Sven Maricic,
Stanislaw Legutko,
Ancuţa Păcurar
Affiliations
Răzvan Păcurar
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Petru Berce
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ovidiu Nemeş
Department of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Diana-Irinel Băilă
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenţei nr. 313, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Dan Sergiu Stan
Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Alexandru Oarcea
Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Florin Popişter
Department of Design Engineering and Robotics, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Cristina Miron Borzan
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sven Maricic
Institute for Science and Technology VISIO, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, 52100 Pula, Croatia
Stanislaw Legutko
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Ancuţa Păcurar
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, B-dul Muncii 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Mechanical behavior and characteristics of two different types of materials: cast iron with lamellar graphite EN-GJL-250 and cast iron with spheroidal graphite EN-GJS-400-15 which were cast in ceramic molds using gravitational casting method has considered in this research. The ceramic molds were obtained by 3D printing method. First, a finite element analysis was developed to determine Tresca and von Mises stresses and the deformations of the ceramic molds under an applied pressure of 25 MPa. Samples were produced by gravitational casting using two types of cast iron materials. Mechanical tests were made using samples produced from these two types of materials and microstructure analysis evaluation of fractured zones was realized by scanning electron microscopy. Obtained results were finally used for designing, developing, and producing of one ‘hydraulic block’ of a railway installation by the Benninger Guss company of Switzerland.
