Fabrication of integral ceramic mold for investment casting of hollow turbine blade based on stereolithography

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 232-237

  Wu, Haihua ^a   Li, Dichen ^a   Guo, Nannan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aircraft engines; Ceramics; Rapid prototypes; Turbines

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS GEL-CASTING; CERAMIC MOLDS; CERAMIC SLURRY; CERAMICS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GEL CASTING PROCESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW SHRINKAGE; LOW VISCOSITY; NOVEL PROCESS; PYROLYZING; RAPID PROTOTYPES; RELATIVE POSITIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THIN-WALLED; TURBINE BLADE; VACUUM DRYING;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; CASTING; ENGINES; FABRICATION; INGOT MOLDS; INVESTMENT CASTING; INVESTMENTS; PRECISION CASTING; RESINS; SINTERING; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 70249146905     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540910979749     Document Type: Article

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