A casting solidification analysis method, which can analyze positions of shrinkage cavities more accurately than in the past, a casting method using the above method, and an electronic program are provided. A following casting solidification analysis method is provided. An amount of expansion/shrinkage for each solidification step length separated by inflection points in a cooling curve is determined, by setting a solid phase ratio at a completion of pouring to 0, setting a solid phase ratio at an end of solidification to 1.0, and determining the expansion/shrinkage amount for the each solidification step length by proportionally distributing the each solidification step length to the total solid phase ratio length.

The present invention provides a casting method and cast product of spherical graphite cast iron, in which, even with a small modulus, there is no chill, the spherical graphite in the tissue is further made ultrafine, the dispersion of the particle diameter is small, and the number of the particles is several times that of the conventional one in the as cast state where heat treatment is not carried out.

A casting method of a spherical graphite cast iron comprised from, a melting process, a spheroidizing treatment process, an inoculation process, and a casting process, in which the original molten metal after the inoculation process is poured and filled up to a product space through a gate of a metal mold; wherein the original molten metal before being filled up to the product space is controlled to a semi-solidification temperature range. An amount of nitrogen at the time of melting of the (cast iron?) is controlled to 0.9 ppm (mass) or less. The casting process is carried out by controlling the pouring temperature and the heat removal amount from the molten metal so that the temperature of the raw material when passing through the gate becomes a substantially constant temperature between an eutectic temperature and a liquidus temperature.

The present invention provides a casting method and cast product of spherical graphite cast iron, in which, even with a small modulus, there is no chill, the spherical graphite in the tissue is further made ultrafine, the dispersion of the particle diameter is small, and the number of the particles is several times that of the conventional one in the as cast state where heat treatment is not carried out.

A casting method of a spherical graphite cast iron comprised from, a melting process, a spheroidizing treatment process, an inoculation process, and a casting process, in which the original molten metal after the inoculation process is poured and filled up to a product space through a gate of a metal mold; wherein the original molten metal before being filled up to the product space is controlled to a semi-solidification temperature range. An amount of nitrogen at the time of melting of the (cast iron?) is controlled to 0.9 ppm (mass) or less. The casting process is carried out by controlling the pouring temperature and the heat removal amount from the molten metal so that the temperature of the raw material when passing through the gate becomes a substantially constant temperature between an eutectic temperature and a liquidus temperature.

A stirring device to be used for stirring a semi-solid metal slurry, wherein the stirring device is to rotate around a rotational axis (X-X) when used for stirring a semisolid metal slurry. The stirring device includes an elongated shaft extending along the rotational axis (X-X), and at least two wings securely arranged to the elongated shaft and extending radially outwards from the elongated shaft, wherein the at least two wings also have a substantial axial extension along the rotational axis (X-X). Hereby, whirls are produced in the slurry that results in a well-homogenized slurry with no large metal oxide surfaces inside. Disclosed is also a production method and a system for producing the slurry.

A casting solidification analysis method, which can analyze positions of shrinkage cavities more accurately than in the past, a casting method using the above method, and an electronic program are provided.

A following casting solidification analysis method is provided. An amount of expansion/shrinkage for each solidification step length separated by inflection points in a cooling curve is determined, by setting a solid phase ratio at a completion of pouring to 0, setting a solid phase ratio at an end of solidification to 1.0, and determining the expansion/shrinkage amount for the each solidification step length by proportionally distributing the each solidification step length to the total solid phase ratio length.

In a semiconductor-mounting heat dissipation base plate including: an insulating substrate to which a metal circuit layer for mounting a semiconductor chip thereon is fixed; a heat dissipation base formed from the same metal material as the metal circuit layer at a side opposite to the metal circuit layer across the insulating substrate and fixed to the insulating substrate similar to the metal circuit layer; and a strengthening member provided in the heat dissipation base so as to be separated from the insulating substrate, the sizes of crystal grains of a metal structure at a part of the heat dissipation base or the metal circuit layer are reduced by a crystal size reducing material adhered to a mold, thereby preventing an adverse effect of a columnar crystal structure.

In a semiconductor-mounting heat dissipation base plate including: an insulating substrate to which a metal circuit layer for mounting a semiconductor chip thereon is fixed; a heat dissipation base formed from the same metal material as the metal circuit layer at a side opposite to the metal circuit layer across the insulating substrate and fixed to the insulating substrate similar to the metal circuit layer; and a strengthening member provided in the heat dissipation base so as to be separated from the insulating substrate, the sizes of crystal grains of a metal structure at a part of the heat dissipation base or the metal circuit layer are reduced by a crystal size reducing material adhered to a mold, thereby preventing an adverse effect of a columnar crystal structure.

An aluminum alloy casting excellent in high temperature strength and thermal conductivity, a method of producing the same, and an aluminum alloy piston for internal combustion engine using this casting. An aluminum alloy casting having a chemical composition comprising Si: 12.0 to 13.5 mass % Cu: 4.5 to 5.5 mass % Mg: 0.6 to 1.0 mass % Ni: 0.7 to 1.3 mass % Fe: 1.15 to 1.25 mass % Ti: 0.10 to 0.2 mass % P: 0.004 to 0.02 mass % and a balance of Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein
in an observed field of view of 0.2 mm.sup.2, the major axis length of the AlFeSi based crystallites is 100 m or less by average length of 10 crystallites from the largest down. The method for producing the casting comprising casting a melt of aluminum alloy having the above chemical composition at cooling rate of 100 C./sec or more, then performing aging treatment.

An aluminum alloy casting excellent in high temperature strength and thermal conductivity, a method of producing the same, and an aluminum alloy piston for internal combustion engine using this casting. An aluminum alloy casting having a chemical composition comprising Si: 12.0 to 13.5 mass % Cu: 4.5 to 5.5 mass % Mg: 0.6 to 1.0 mass % Ni: 0.7 to 1.3 mass % Fe: 1.15 to 1.25 mass % Ti: 0.10 to 0.2 mass % P: 0.004 to 0.02 mass % and a balance of Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein
in an observed field of view of 0.2 mm.sup.2, the major axis length of the AlFeSi based crystallites is 100 m or less by average length of 10 crystallites from the largest down. The method for producing the casting comprising casting a melt of aluminum alloy having the above chemical composition at cooling rate of 100 C./sec or more, then performing aging treatment.

A counter gravity casting apparatus includes a reusable metal mold having a plurality of mold cavities, a feed tube configured to feed molten alloy into the mold, and a vacuum fitting configured to permit a vacuum to be applied to the mold. The mold includes multiple metal sections configured such that adjacent metal sections mate to one another, the metal sections being separable from one another. The metal sections include recesses that form the mold cavities, and the mold includes a sprue and multiple runner passages. The sprue is configured to receive molten alloy from the feed tube, and the multiple runner passages are configured to feed molten alloy from the sprue to the mold cavities. Methods of casting bulk amorphous alloy articles or feedstock is described.