Microstructure study on Al-Si bar produced by the new near shape casting technique

• Main Authors: Prayitno, Dody, Hamzah, Esah, Mohd. Ghazali, Mohd. Zulkifli
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3925/

In order to reduce cost of producing metal ingot, namely aluminium from its molten state, a new near shape casting equipment has been designed and fabricated. In this new technique molten metal was poured from a moving tundish into a copper mould that can be tilted until 6 degree. The cooled water s...