COMPARISON OF STATISTICALLY CONTROLLED RAPID CASTING SOLUTIONS OF ZINC ALLOYS USING THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING

In the present work, the most cost effective/best shell wall thickness of mould cavities has been compared with other available shell wall thicknesses for statistically controlled rapid casting solutions of zinc alloy. Starting from the identification of component/ benchmark, technological prototypes were produced at different shell thicknesses with three dimensional printing. The results of the study suggest that at the best shell wall thickness (7 mm) for zinc alloys, the rapid casting solution is statistically controlled, which is not observed for all shell wall thicknesses of mould cavities prepared with three dimensional printing.