STALPK
Tinn walled aluminium castings and mechanical properties.
The project was divided into two different research areas:
- Part A: Rapid Tool making and casting simulation
- Part B: Material properties
Jönköping University was manly active in the group of material properties.
Material properties
The work in this part of STALPK was focused on following goals
- 10% ultimate elongation for the best alloys
- Possibilities to predict mechanical properties by simulation
- Increased thermal conductivity
- Reduction of casting weight, for demonstrators, manufactured at gravity die casting and high pressure die casting by reduction of wall thickness.
![An example of result from alloy AC 43100, gradient solidification, gravity die casting and sand casting. Al-10%Si-0.1%Cu-0.47%Fe-0.35%Mg](/images/18.c753d1a12b9efc8dcb800022788/1520578381952/stalpk.gif)
An example of result from alloy AC 43100, gradient solidification, gravity die casting and sand casting. Al-10%Si-0.1%Cu-0.47%Fe-0.35%Mg