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Mould Plate Dimensioning: The Cavity Plate Size

The document discusses guidelines for dimensioning mould plates for casting parts. It recommends taking at least 40mm of extra material around the part to allow for space between the part edges and the plate edges. Additional space is needed if the mould has conformal cooling channels or separate insert plates. The thickness of the plates is selected based on having at least 50mm of material under a 100x100mm area of the part. Supporting pillars may also be used instead of very thick plates. The dimensions must also accommodate any sliding cores, ejector mechanisms, or other components in the mould.

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Mould Plate Dimensioning: The Cavity Plate Size

The document discusses guidelines for dimensioning mould plates for casting parts. It recommends taking at least 40mm of extra material around the part to allow for space between the part edges and the plate edges. Additional space is needed if the mould has conformal cooling channels or separate insert plates. The thickness of the plates is selected based on having at least 50mm of material under a 100x100mm area of the part. Supporting pillars may also be used instead of very thick plates. The dimensions must also accommodate any sliding cores, ejector mechanisms, or other components in the mould.

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CAEDSMoulddesign

MouldPlateDimensioning
TampereUniversityofTechnologyTuulaHk

Thecavityplatesize

Take40mmextramaterialaroundthepart.Thisspaceisneededbetweenthe
partandtheouteredgesofthecavityplate.Thesamespaceisalsoneedenbe
tweenthepartandtheholesfortheguidingelementsinthecavityplate
corners.
Ifthemouldismanufacturedwithconformalcoolingchannels,themould
platesneedtobelarger.Youneedtoestimatethemouldplatesizebyanalys
ingthecoolingchannelstructureandthedistancefromthecavitywall.
Ifthecavityismachinedtoseparateinserplates,takealso40mmextramate
rialbetweenthepartedgesandtheinsertplateouteredges.Highpressuredie
castingdietypicallyhasseparatecavityandgatinginserts.

Checkthatallejectorscanbeplacedontheejectorset.Theejectorsetplates
arenarrowerthanthemouldsetplates.Itisnotpossibletousethewholecav
ityplatespaceforplacingejectors.Inthecaseoftroubletakealargerstandard
mouldset.
Theplatethicknessisselectedwiththefollowingruleofthumb:50mmmate
rialunderthe100x100mmareainthepart.Incasethereistroubleinplacing
thewaterlines,selectthickerplates.
Therewillalsobesupportingpillarsintheejectorbox.Supportingpillarsare
cheaperthataverythickmouldplate.Andnoteventheverythickcavity
plateinthemovablehalfofthemouldguaranteesthatthewillbenodistor
tionsduringthecavityfilling.
Ifthereareslidingcoresystemsorsomeothermechanicalcomponents,the
platedimensionsmustbeselectedinlinewiththedimensionsofthesecom
ponents.Sometimeseventhewaterlinefittingscansetrestrictions.

Risers

Therisersgivearestrictiontothelongestpossibleejectormovement.Theejec
torsetplatesandbufferplatestakesomespaceintheejectorbox.The
remainingdistance(riserheighthejectorsetthicknessbufferplatethick
ness)istheejectiondistance.
Ifthepartiscupshapedpayattentiontothecupdepth.Ifthepartisre
movedfromthemouldareawitharobotorsomeotherautomaticdevice,the
ejectiondistancecanbeshorter.Ifthepartisremovedbydroppingitthrough
themachine,theejectiondistancemustbelonger.Themachineoperatormust
besurethatthepartdropsreliablyeachtimetheejectiontakesplace.Robot
canmovethepartinhorizontaldirectionandtakeitoutfromtopofthecore.
Thesamerulesareobservablealsoiftheparthasotherdeepshapes(ribsor
bosses)inthemovablemouldhalf.

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