Experimental studies on the accuracy of wax patterns used in investment casting

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-289

  Hock, T S ^a   Trevor, S ^b   Christodoulou, P ^c   Yarlagadda, P K D V ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Queensland Manufacturing Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dimensional accuracy; Investment casting; Wax pattern

Indexed keywords

COOLING; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYURETHANES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; WAXES;

WAX PATTERNS;

INVESTMENT CASTING;

EID: 0037224293     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440503321148902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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