...Konstantin Fedorov; Comondore Ravindran; Kazem Fayazbakhsh Purpose This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three-dimensional (3D) printed foam polylactic acid (PLA) patterns in reducing ceramic shell stresses and cracking during burnout in the rapid investment casting (RIC) process...

... components. Design/methodology/approach Nanotechnology is used to enhance the investment casting process, incorporating a small volume fraction of nanoparticles into the alloy melt. The focus is on widely used aluminum alloy 6061, utilizing rapid investment casting (RIC) for both pure AA6061...

...), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Additive manufacturing Multi-criteria decision making Rapid investment casting Almost 40 years have passed since Charles...

... for processing polymer patterns before, during and after their productions. This paper aims to highlight the importance of pre- and post-processing treatments on the FDM-based acrylonitrile butadiene styrene patterns improving its surface quality so, that it can be used in rapid investment casting process...

... Marshal Space Flight Center PS Polystyrene RC Rapid casting RCT Rapid casting technique RIC Rapid investment casting RP&T Rapid prototyping and tooling Based on the results demonstrated by all participated foundries, the authors claimed that the patterns built from FDM‐ABS...