Abstract: In a casting device, positions of discharge ends discharging cooling gas, of respective gas supply nozzles are adjusted in response to movement of a mold. This makes it possible to stably achieve high cooling performance for the mold by blowing of the cooling gas. To adjust the positions of the respective discharge ends, the gas supply nozzles are advanced or retreated, or are expanded or contracted. Further, a cooling chamber may include a radiation cooling portion that cools the mold by radiation, and the radiation cooling portion is disposed below the gas supply nozzles that are provided directly below a heat shielding body partitioning a heating chamber and the cooling chamber.

Abstract: In a casting device, when a mold varied in outer size depending on a position passes through a heat shielding portion between a heating chamber and a cooling chamber, a flexible portion of a heat shielding body is bent to fit the outer size of the mold.

Abstract: A slurry for forming a mold includes a silica sol as a dispersion medium and niobia-stabilized zirconia dispersed in the silica sol.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a core (S1) includes: a coating step (S20) of adding an organic binder to a large particle group composed of silica-containing large particles, and coating surfaces of the large particles with the organic binder; a mixing step (S30) of mixing, after the coating step (S20), the large particle group and a small particle group composed of silica-containing small particles having a smaller particle size than the large particles; a laminate shaping step (S40) of forming, after the mixing step (S30), a molding in which a mixture of the large and small particle groups is used; and a sintering step (S60) of sintering the molding after the laminate shaping step (S40).

Abstract: In the casting device according to the present invention, when a mold varied in outer size depending on a position passes through a heat shielding portion between a heating chamber and a cooling chamber, a flexible portion of a heat shielding body is bent to fit an outer size of the mold. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize a gap between a wall surface of the mold and the heat shielding body and to effectively perform heat shield between the heating chamber and the cooling chamber. This prevents deterioration of cooling performance inside the cooling chamber to improve temperature gradient of a casting. As a result, it is possible to improve strength of a produced casting. Further, it is possible to reduce an amount of energy wastefully emitted to the cooling chamber, of energy emitted from a heater. This makes it possible to improve energy efficiency.

Abstract: In a casting device of the present invention, positions of discharge ends discharging cooling gas, of respective gas supply nozzles are adjusted in response to movement of a mold. This makes it possible to stably achieve high cooling performance for the mold by blowing of the cooling gas. To adjust the positions of the respective discharge ends, the gas supply nozzles are advanced or retreated, or are expanded or contracted. Further, a cooling chamber may include a radiation cooling portion that cools the mold by radiation, and the radiation cooling portion is disposed below the gas supply nozzles that are provided directly below a heat shielding body partitioning a heating chamber and the cooling chamber.

Abstract: A Ni-based alloy comprises nitrides, of which an estimated largest size is an area-equivalent diameter of 12 ?m to 25 ?m, the estimated largest size of the nitrides being determined by calculating an area-equivalent diameter D which is defined as D=A1/2 in relation to an area A of a nitride with a largest size among nitrides present in a measurement field of view area S0 of an observation of the Ni-based alloy, repeatedly performing this operation for n times corresponding to a measurement field of view number n to acquire n pieces of data of the area-equivalent diameter D, arranging the pieces of data of area-equivalent diameter D in ascending order into D1, D2, . . .

Abstract: A coating layer including solely silicon alkoxide or mixed alkoxide of silicon alkoxide and aluminum alkoxide is formed on a surface of a sintered precision-casting core body mainly including silica particles so as to seal holes formed in the surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the breakage of the core during casting.

Abstract: Provided is a Ni-based single crystal superalloy containing 6% by mass or more and 12% by mass or less of Cr, 0.4% by mass or more and 3.0% by mass or less of Mo, 6% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of W, 4.0% by mass or more and 6.5% by mass or less of Al, 0% by mass or more and 1% by mass or less of Nb, 8% by mass or more and 12% by mass or less of Ta, 0% by mass or more and 0.15% by mass or less of Hf, 0.01% by mass or more and 0.2% by mass or less of Si, and 0% by mass or more and 0.04% by mass or less of Zr, and optionally containing at least one element selected from B, C, Y, La, Ce, and V, with a balance being Ni and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a core (S1) includes: a coating step (S20) of adding an organic binder to a large particle group composed of silica-containing large particles, and coating surfaces of the large particles with the organic binder; a mixing step (S30) of mixing, after the coating step (S20), the large particle group and a small particle group composed of silica-containing small particles having a smaller particle size than the large particles; a laminate shaping step (S40) of forming, after the mixing step (S30), a molding using to a laminate shaping method in which a mixture of the large and small particle groups is used; and a sintering step (S60) of sintering the molding after the laminate shaping step (S40).

Abstract: A slurry for forming a mold includes a silica sol as a dispersion medium and niobia-stabilized zirconia dispersed in the silica sol.

Abstract: A Ni-based alloy comprises nitrides, of which an estimated largest size is an area-equivalent diameter of 12 ?m to 25 ?m, the estimated largest size of the nitrides being determined by calculating an area-equivalent diameter D which is defined as D=A1/2 in relation to an area A of a nitride with a largest size among nitrides present in a measurement field of view area S0 of an observation of the Ni-based alloy, repeatedly performing this operation for n times corresponding to a measurement field of view number n to acquire n pieces of data of the area-equivalent diameter D, arranging the pieces of data of area-equivalent diameter D in ascending order into D1, D2, . . .

Abstract: A coating layer including solely silicon alkoxide or mixed alkoxide of silicon alkoxide and aluminum alkoxide is formed on a surface of a sintered precision-casting core body mainly including silica particles so as to seal holes formed in the surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the breakage of the core during casting.

Abstract: A precision-casting core body is formed by mixing and sintering silica particles and silica fume. The resistance of the mixture of silica fume decreases during heating injection molding, and hence the fluidity is improved by the addition of silica fume. As a result, since the fluidity is improved, it is possible to decrease an injection molding pressure when a core is manufactured. Further, the mixture can be applied to a thin compact and a complex compact with improved fluidity.

Abstract: A coating layer including solely silicon alkoxide or mixed alkoxide of silicon alkoxide and aluminum alkoxide is formed on a surface of a sintered precision-casting core body mainly including silica particles so as to seal holes formed in the surface. As a result, it is possible to prevent the breakage of the core during casting.

Abstract: Provided is a precision casting mold to be used to produce a cast product. The precision casting mold includes a core having a shape corresponding to an internal hollow portion of the cast product and an outer mold corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the cast product, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer which is formed on an inner peripheral surface and is formed from a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold including mono-dispersed alumina (Al2O3) ultrafine particles having a particle size of 1.0 ?m or smaller; and a multi-layered backup layer which is formed on the outside of the prime layer by repeatedly forming a first backup layer obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer in which a stucco material is adhered to the slurry layer.

Abstract: Provided is a precision casting mold to be used to produce a cast product. The precision casting mold includes a core having a shape corresponding to an internal hollow portion of the cast product and an outer mold corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the cast product, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer which is formed on an inner peripheral surface and is formed from a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold including mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles having a particle size of 1.0 ?m or smaller; and a multi-layered backup layer which is formed on the outside of the prime layer by repeatedly forming a first backup layer obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer in which silicon carbide (SiC) as a stucco material is adhered to the slurry layer.

Abstract: Provided is a precision casting mold to be used to produce a cast product. The precision casting mold includes a core having a shape corresponding to an internal hollow portion of the cast product and an outer mold corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the cast product, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer (first dried film) (101A) which is formed on an inner peripheral surface and is formed from a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold including mono-dispersed ultrafine zirconia particles having a particle size of 1.0 ?m or smaller (preferably, 0.3 to 0.5 ?m, disclosed in Examples); and a multi-layered backup layer (105A) which is formed on the outside of the prime layer (first dried film) (101A) by repeatedly forming a backup layer (second dried film) (104-1) obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer (102) formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer (103) in which a stucco material is adhered to the slurry layer.

Abstract: Provided is a precision casting mold including a core having a shape corresponding to an internal hollow portion of a cast product and an outer mold corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the cast product, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer which is formed on an inner peripheral surface and is a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold which includes mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles and silica sol having a particle size of 1.0 ?m or smaller and functions as mullite during firing; and a multi-layered backup layer which is formed on the outside of the prime layer by repeatedly forming a first backup layer obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer in which a stucco material is adhered to the slurry layer.

Abstract: Provided is a precision casting mold including a core and an outer mold, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer which is formed from a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold including a silica sol having a particle size of 20 nm; and a multi-layered backup layer which is formed on the outside of the prime layer by repeatedly forming a first backup layer obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer in which stucco particles as a stucco material having particle size distribution, in which a mixing ratio of the fine particles having a particle size of 50 to 500 ?m is 1; the mixing ratio of the medium particles having a particle size of 0.5 to 2 mm is 1 to 16; and the mixing ratio of the coarse particles having a particle size of 2 to 4 mm is 1 to 40, is adhered to the slurry layer.