The simulation of a liquid cast iron flow through the gating system with filter

The need to improve the castings’ mechanical properties and decreasing their defects is the reason why almost all foundries use ceramic filters. It is generally accepted that filters decrease the number of non-metallic inclusions and in the end improve the quality of the casting. The use of computer foundry process simulation makes casting technology design and the selection of the gating system easier. The main practical problem is the way of placing the filter inside the gating system, especially in the proper distance from the casting. The main goal of this paper is to analyze and explain the foam ceramic filter placement on the efficiency of liquid gray cast iron filtration process. The results obtained from technological tests were compared with those obtained from computer simulation prepared in MagmaSoft R ©. We presented the benefits of using computer foundry process simulation software during gating system design at the stage of predicting and eliminating technological errors. We also assessed the possibility of computer simulation programs to predict the design of proper gating systems with ceramic filters.