Now the investment casting only was used to produce the parts with low several kg in weight because of its limitation of processing characteristics. It was reported that the maximum weight of production-volume investment castings at home is only 260 kg. Associated parts for hydraulic pump with 670
7
00 kg in weight and 1 059 mm ×790 mm in height and width
subjected to water pressure of 11.6 MPa
have been produced successfully in investment casting from an investment plant at the Guangzhou
which is a breakthrough in investment casting process.
State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials
School of Materials Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced High Temperature Materials and Precision Forming, Shanghai Jiaotong University