Casting device and associated method for lost foam casting with improved mechanical properties

摘要

The invention describes a method of casting a metal comprising the following steps: fabricating a pattern from polystyrene foam, coating the pattern with a ceramic slurry, filling sand around the pattern to create a sand mold, placing the sand mold in an open pressure vessel, filling the sand mold with a molten metal, immediately thereafter closing and pressure sealing the pressure vessel, pressurizing the sealed pressure vessel with an inert gas for a predetermined measured time, depressurizing the sealed pressure vessel, opening the pressure vessel and removing the metal filled sand mold, and extracting the desired object from the mold.