Application of a New Innovative Ceramic Material for Investment Casting Technology

Abstract

The article presents the research results of a new ceramic material, in which olivine sand was used as the matrix. This new ceramic material was studied at the angle of its application in the investment casting technology. This material will be mainly used for preparing self-supporting moulds for castings made of aluminium and magnesium alloys, replacing the expensive material – molochite which has been used so far. The article presents the results of mineralogical research of olivine sand, as well as thermophysical research of the new ceramic material made on the olivine sand matrix. Comparative research of both materials was conducted, i.e. with the olivine and molochite matrix, then the assessment of the quality of the new ceramic material was made. What is more, the research results of the developed ceramics and its usefulness for the production of castings are presented