METHODS OF UNCREASING OF THE WAX MODEL SURFACE PRIMARY WETTABILITY DURING LOST-WAX CASTING

Abstract

Lost-wax casting is one of the most advanced ways to obtain geometrically complex castings of high quality. One of the main factors influenced on the casting properties is the quality of the ceramic mold face layer. A uniform deposition of the ceramic slurry can be achieved by condition of the wax surface is well wetted by the suspension dispersion medium. Since the surface of the wax model is hydrophobic and the dispersion medium of ceramic suspension is water, an increase of wettability may be achieved not only by SAS-wetting agent adding in suspension composition but also by activating of the model surface by chemical or physical methods. The paper presents the results of the different ways of chemical activation influence on the wettability of the wax model surface.