COPPER DIE-CASTING SOLUTIONS

Cu products developments
Cu products developments

Applications

  • Electrode holders
  • Electrode plates for process industry machinery
  • Rings for process industry machinery
  • Irregular shaped busbars
  • Electrical switchgear
  • Spot welding electrodes
  • Die-cast rotors in high efficiency motors
  • Stressed current-carrying parts for HF welding
  • Contact mechanisms
  • Die-cast battery terminals
  • Terminal lugs
  • High amperage circuit breakers

Copper Die-Casting Solutions

MOLD LIFEPOROSITYOPERATION CONDITION
TECHNICAL
ISSUE
Damage to die due to continuous exposure to thermal stress
– Thermal stress due to temperature difference in die and molten metal
– Melt temperature : 1,350°C, Die temperature : 2~300°C
– Temperature differ
– ence of approx. 1,000°CShorter die life span compared to dies for aluminum diecasting
Absence of copper die-cas-ting designsUnstable die filling due to high temperature of molten metal
– Increase in shrinkage defects and porosity
Difficulty in operability due to high working temperatureAbsence of standards in copper die-casting process standardsDifficulty in building specialized equipment for copper die-casting
DIE LIFE EXTENSIONPOROSITY REDUCTIONPROCESS OPTIMIZATION
TECHNICAL
SOLUTION
Development of surface treatment technology for die life extensionResearch and selection of die materialStructural design of dies and computer simulationPreliminary research through computer simulationsOptimized copper die-casting designsOptimization of copper diecasting variablesPreliminary research of copper die-casting processesStandardization of copper die-casting processes