Equipment and technologies for shaped casting of titanium alloys

Makushina M.A., Panin P.V., Kochetkov A.S.
UDC
669.295
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2025-0-4-28-41
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Makushina M.A., Panin P.V., Kochetkov A.S. Equipment and technologies for shaped casting of titanium alloys // Proceedings of VIAM. 2025. No. 4. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2025-0-4-28-41. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2025/4/3
Keywords
titanium, casting alloys, castings, wax model, crucible, melt, investment casting
Abstract

This article provides an overview of foreign publications about the equipment and technologies for casting of titanium alloys. All stages of casting are considered: computer modeling of casting processes and special modeling programs; equipment and manufacturing technologies for smelted and burnt models, including those using additive technologies; materials for the manufacture of ceramic molds; traditional and fundamentally new technologies for the direct manufacture of castings. For each section, the level of development and research of the National Research Center «Kurchatov Institute» – VIAM is noted.

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