Development of Thin Section Zinc Die Casting Technology
- International Lead Zinc Research Org., Inc., Durham, NC (United States)
A new high fluidity zinc high pressure die casting alloy, termed the HF alloy, was developed during laboratory trials and proven in industrial production. The HF alloy permits castings to be achieved with section thicknesses of 0.3 mm or less. Technology transfer activities were conducted to develop usage of the HF high fluidity alloy. These included production of a brochure and a one-hour webinar on the HF alloy. The brochure was then sent to 1,184 product designers in the Interzinc database. There was excellent reception to this mailing, and from this initial contact 5 technology transfer seminars were conducted for 81 participants from 30 companies across a wide range of business sectors. Many of the successful applications to date involve high quality surface finishes. Design and manufacturing assistance was given for development of selected applications.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Technology Inst., Norfolk, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE EE Office of Industrial Technologies (EE-2F)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC36-04GO14230
- OSTI ID:
- 1111101
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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