Microwave dewaxing applied to the investment casting process

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3166-3171

  Brum, Fábio J B ^a   Amico, Sandro C ^a   Vedana, Ivo ^b   Spim Jr , Jaime A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dewaxing; Investment casting; Microwave; Wax pattern

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DEWAXING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HYDROCARBONS; INVESTMENTS; MICROWAVES; MINERAL OILS; MINERALS; POLYMER MELTS; PRECISION CASTING; PRESSURE VESSELS; RESINS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STABILITY;

ANTI OXIDANTS; AUTOCLAVE PROCESSING; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ENERGIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPIES; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS; MINERAL OIL; MINERAL WAXES; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSIONS; WAX PATTERN; WORK STUDIES;

INVESTMENT CASTING;

EID: 62949129681     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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