An aluminum casting method is for pouring an aluminum molten metal (12) pumped up by an electromagnetic pump (20) into a die (50). A thickness of a powder demolding agent applied to the die (50) is set to be thinner than that of a demolding agent for a gravity die casting. A temperature of the die immediately before the molten metal is poured is controlled so as to fall within a range that is between 110° C. to 250° C. A temperature of the molten metal when poured is controlled to be a value obtained by adding 20° C. to 55° C. to a liquidus-line temperature of the aluminum.

A mold degassing device which can reduce the likelihood of particulates entering between a valve stem and an insertion hole is provided. The mold degassing device (10, 40, 50) includes an inflow passage (11, 41, 51), a discharge passage (12), a communication passage (13), a valve device (30) for opening and closing the communication passage (13), a gas-flow adjusting part to adjust a gas flow. A wall surface forming the communication passage (13) is provided with an insertion hole (32d) through which a valve stem (31) of the valve device (30) is inserted. The gas-flow adjusting part is positioned closer to the inflow passage (11, 41, 51) than the insertion hole (32d) and, when gas is discharged, generates a gas flow directed rotationally about an axis (C).

A venting device for venting a casting mold in the form of a chill vent having two mold halves which oppose each other and are complementary to each other in form and function, each mold half having a plurality of elevations and indentations in the areas facing each other and the elevations of one mold half engaging with the indentations of the second mold half, and a gap being formed between the two mold halves when the mold halves are placed on each other, air and surplus molten material flowing out through said gap when the casting mold is being filled, the gap having, in the flow direction of the molten material, a saw-toothed course having several sawtooth portions disposed in a row in the flow direction, each sawtooth portion having a leading edge inclined in the flow direction and a trailing edge inclined against the flow direction.

A heat dissipation mechanism for connecting with at least one heat source includes a main body and at least one heat dissipation block. The main body is made by a material of alloy or metal through a die casting process and has a first side and a second side that are corresponding to each other. The heat dissipation block is disposed on the first side of the main body, made by a first high thermal conductivity material, and having a connecting surface that protrudes outside the main body. The connecting surface directly or indirectly connects with the heat source. The heat dissipation block connects with the main body by means of a first connecting structure, the first connecting structure having a first pair of interlock structures that are disposed in the main body and the heat dissipation block respectively.

Disclosed are a die-casting die, a die-casting device and an ultra-high speed die-casting method. The die-casting die comprises a die body, the die body is arranged with a feed port, a pouring potion and a cavity portion, the pouring potion is arranged with a pouring runner communicating to the feed port, and the cavity portion is arranged with a molding cavity; the die body is arranged with a gate portion between the cavity portion and the pouring potion, the gate portion is arranged with an ingate runner communicating the molding cavity and the pouring runner, the ingate runner is a plurality of ingate runners, and each ingate runner is arranged in sequence in the width direction of a side of the gate portion facing the molding cavity; a communicating position between the ingate runner and the molding cavity is an ingate.

A device and a method are provided for measuring the moisture in die cast molds, the cavity of which is connected via an evacuation conduit to an evacuation device. The modular assembly of the device is connectable to the evacuation conduit and includes a sensor assembly to measure the moisture of gases evacuated from the mold cavity. The sensor assembly includes an emitter emitting electromagnetic radiation and a detector detecting electromagnetic radiation. On the basis of the measured values obtained during the evacuation action it can be determined whether the amount of a water/release agent mixture jetted into the mold cavity needs to be altered before the actual casting action.

A vacuum sensor system includes a vacuum pump, vacuum tank, solenoid valve, filters, vacuum block, sensors, and a central processing unit (CPU). The vacuum sensor system monitors the performance of a vacuum system connected to a high pressure die casting machine to ensure that the components cast in the mold or die will have a greater yield of acceptable parts. More specifically, the vacuum sensor system uses sensors to monitor and analyze the vacuum pressure at multiple locations to determine which components are clogging and causing a loss of vacuum pressure in the system. When the CPU detects an anomaly in the pressure, the CPU provides notification in one or more of the following ways: sending a command to shut down the die casting machine; visual notification on the screen of the CPU; an audible warning signal; a visual notification on a semaphore installed on the machine; and/or an electronic notification to one or more users via email, text, or other form of telecommunication.

The casting of metals or salt and products made by casting metals or salts are described. For example, a method for casting metals or salts includes evacuating a mold that is pressurized with an inert gas and coupled to a pressurized source of molten metal or salt, wherein the pressurization of the source is sufficiently high to drive the molten metal or salt into the mold in response to the evacuation.

Provided are a die casting method and a die casting apparatus for preventing molten metal from being unexpectedly supplied into a sleeve under decompression. Molten metal supply control for pumping up molten metal with an electromagnetic pump and supplying the molten metal into a sleeve in a state of decompressing a cavity of a die and the inside of the sleeve attached to the die, including: moving the surface of the molten metal, with the electromagnetic pump, from a standard position to the side opposite to a supply direction of the molten metal; decompressing the cavity and the inside of the sleeve; and weakening force of the electromagnetic pump, which pumps down the molten metal to the side opposite to the supply direction to supply the molten metal into the sleeve.

A die assembly for a vacuum assisted die casting apparatus includes: a cover die half supporting a cover die, the cover die having a first chill vent surface; a moveable ejector die half supporting an ejector die, the ejector die half being configured to be moved along a first axis; and a moveable slide die supported by the ejector die. The slide die is configured to be moved along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, the slide die having a second chill vent surface.