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Using computer modeling and results visualization techniques, the gating design for a precision investment casting was improved, and the possibility for casting defects was detected. This approach resulted in a potential seven percent cost savings on the component alone and eliminated the expensive trial-and-error-process. With continuing improvements in computer workstations and modeling software, it should soon be possible to dramatically reduce the effort required to generate and analyze finite-element models.
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Tu, J.S., Olinger, D.M. & Hines, A.M. Computer-aided development of an investment casting process. JOM 45, 29–32 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03222457
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03222457