Mitsui Minings & Melting Co., Ltd.

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Yoichi Nosaka

Kohei Kubota

Koichi Sato

Kazuo Kikawa

Seiichi Koike

Masaru Yamamoto

Kazuhiro Washizu

Koichi Satoh

Takashi Ogami

Tsutomu Sato

Mitsuharu Hoshiya

Yasuhisa Goto

Takeshi Doi

A method for die-casting a magnesium alloy comprises the step of casting a die cast product free of any hot tearing, shrinkage tearing and shrinkage cavity starting from a magnesium alloy comprising i) 1 to 10% by weight of aluminum; ii) at least one member selected from the group consisting of 0.2 to 5% by weight of a rare earth metal, 0.02 to 5% by weight of calcium and 0.2 to 10% by weight of silicon; and iii) not more than 1.5% by weight of manganese, and the balance of magnesium and inevitable impurities, using a cold chamber type die-casting machine, wherein a) the temperature of the molten magnesium alloy is maintained at 650 to 750&deg;C.; b) the charging velocity of the molten metal is set at {fraction (1/100)} to {fraction (10/100)} second; and c) the intensified pressure after the charging is set at a level of not less than 200 kgf/cm . Thus, a die cast product free of any hot tearing, shrinkage tearing and shrinkage cavity can be produced by appropriately specifying injection conditions, mold conditions, conditions for melting a magnesium alloy and mold plan in the cold chamber type die-casting machine, or by appropriately controlling the temperature of the molten metal from the molten metal-accommodating pot to the gate portion of the machine.

Pressure die-casting process of magnesium alloys

A metallic mold-casting method excellent in the resistance to penetration is herein disclosed and the method comprises the steps of forming a coating layer by applying a mixture comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of high melting metals, ceramic materials and graphite, and an aqueous surfactant solution or low boiling liquid oils and fats to at least part of the surface of a metallic mold on its cavity side, then applying heat to the coated portion to thus adhere the mixture to the inner surface of the mold, and thereafter repeatedly casting a magnesium alloy in the metallic mold provided with the coating layer. The metallic mold-casting method permits the metallic mold casting of magnesium alloys with good resistance to penetration and this accordingly leads to the production of a cheap and high quality cast magnesium alloy product.

Method for metallic mold-casting of magnesium alloys

Magnesium alloy and method for production thereof

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Yoichi Nosaka