Metalcasting Industry Roadmap
x Increase lightweighting x Utilize non-centric manufacturing design x Analyze design tradeoffs within a casting x Determine thermophysical properties
Target Outcomes
x Advanced modeling technology for the casting process x Cast designs for weight reduction and high performance x Enhanced casting specific software utilities for design and manufacturing
d. Casting Design Specifications ± This relates to the development of a simple, technically sound approach to casting design like the American Welding Society Structural Welding Code, AWS D1.1.
specifications and will grow additional opportunities. Simple designs do not require the use of expensive AI design
technologies that many companies cannot afford (at least initially). Having simple guidelines will prove a benefit in these cases. Castings do not currently have robust design-for-performance guidelines. Providing such will give designers a path for using castings through design
Understanding how castings are different from other metal manufacturing processes will promote reverse engineering techniques that take into account casting features such as draft, riser contacts, parting lines, etc.
Key Tasks
x Develop design-for-performance guidelines x Create design rules for reverse engineering (RE) x Develop a simple, technically-sound approach to casting design
Target Outcomes
x Robust capability to readily use castings for engineered parts x Ability to reverse engineer legacy cast parts
e. Material Databases ± The goal here is to make sure casting materials are included in commonly available material databases. Cast alloys are different than wrought alloys with typical variances in chemistry and grade names. If casting materials are not available to designers in instruments they are already using, they will not be used for part designs.
Key Tasks
x Deploy cast material data to common design tools x Publish casting data openly
Target Outcomes x Better data for engineers to leverage in casting design to insure part performance
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