Abstract
The authors have developed a lateral extrusion process with a lost core. The outline of the process is as follows. First, the cavity of a pipe, or a channel material, is filled up with liquid of a low-temperature melting material. The low-temperature melting material is then solidified to become a soluble core of the pipe. The authors call this soluble core the lost core. Next, the material is compressed longitudinally as a composite billet and extruded in the lateral direction. After deformation, the low-temperature melting material is melted and removed. The process can performed in a compression state to control the precise appearance of the product. This study examines a new core material, alumina powder (alumina ball) bonded with wax, as a core material. A mixing methodology for wax and alumina powder is discussed along with the effect of their mixing ratio on the deformation of the pipe.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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