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US 12,280,422 B2Granted
Conformal cooling insert
AssigneeMagna International Inc.
InventorRandy S. Beals
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Abstract
A cooling insert for a die, such as a distributor for a high pressure die casting assembly, and a method of manufacturing the cooling insert, is provided. The cooling insert can be formed of H13 tool steel and is manufactured using an investment casting process, for example, a process which uses a printed investment casting shell. The cooling insert includes complex cooling channels to improve cooling and reduce the duration of the casting process.
Claims9
A cooling insert for a die, comprising:
- a steel material including chromium (Cr) in an amount of 4.75-5.50 weight percent (wt. %), molybdenum (Mo) in an amount of 1.10-1.75 wt. %, silicon (Si) in an amount of 0.80-1.20 wt. %, vanadium (V) in an amount of 0.80-1.20 wt. %, carbon (C) in an amount of 0.32-0.45 wt. %, manganese (Mn) in an amount of 0.20-0.50 wt. %, phosphorous in an amount up to 0.03 wt. %, sulfur in an amount up to 0.03 wt. %, and impurities in an amount up to 0.2 wt. %, based on the total weight of said steel material;
- said steel material including at least one cooling channel;
- said steel material having a hardness of 380 to 480 HV10 and a yield strength of 900 to 1300 MPa, and
- wherein said steel material presents a surface, one cooling channel of said at least one cooling channel has a diameter and is located a distance from said surface equal to 1.5 times to 1.8 times said diameter of said cooling channel.
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A cooling insert for a die, comprising:
- a steel material including chromium (Cr) in an amount of 4.75-5.50 weight percent (wt. %), molybdenum (Mo) in an amount of 1.10-1.75 wt. %, silicon (Si) in an amount of 0.80-1.20 wt. %, vanadium (V) in an amount of 0.80-1.20 wt. %, carbon (C) in an amount of 0.32-0.45 wt. %, manganese (Mn) in an amount of 0.20-0.50 wt. %, phosphorous in an amount up to 0.03 wt. %, sulfur in an amount up to 0.03 wt. %, and impurities in an amount up to 0.2 wt. %, based on the total weight of said steel material;
- said steel material including at least one cooling channel;
- said steel material having a hardness of 380 to 480 HV10 and a yield strength of 900 to 1300 MPa, and
- wherein said steel material presents a surface, one cooling channel of said at least one cooling channel includes a plurality of curves and a plurality of segments, and said segments are disposed parallel to one another and are located an equal distance from said surface.
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