Application of Numerical Modelling in SSM Automotive Brake Calliper Castings

Casting

Numerical modelling has successfully been used as an efficient tool to convert a gravity cast brake calliper to a thixocasting process.

By N.Jahajeeah, R. Bruwer, O. Damn, L. Ivanchev, P. Rossouw, K. Sharma, of National Product Development Centre, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa (Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advanced Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites, Tsukuba, Japan, September 2002)