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In this study, two processes to fabricate casting mold, conventional sand casting process and additive manufacturing or 3D printing process, are comparatively investigated. The two processes were compared in terms of their weight saving, surface finish, design allowance, and fettling work. The results show that there are significant advantages in using additive manufacturing in the production of mold. The 3D printed molds provide substantial saving of sand used, design allowances, and fettling work. The mechanical properties of 3D printed molds are also higher than the conventional ones due to good bonding strength during 3D printing.
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JZ acknowledges the financial support provided by Walmart Foundation (project title: Optimal Plastic Injection Molding Tooling Design and Production through Advanced Additive Manufacturing); Jin Sung Precision Metal Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea (project title: Development of ceramic core for fabricating 450 mm impeller with flow thickness of 4 mm based on 3D printing technology, and its commercialization technology); and the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), with the financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Republic of Korea (No. 20172020108530).
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Hawaldar, N., Zhang, J. A comparative study of fabrication of sand casting mold using additive manufacturing and conventional process. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 97, 1037–1045 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-2020-z
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