CastCon - A New Manufacturing Approach
to Produce High Performance Components

CastCon is a new manufacturing approach which combines casting, forging, P/M, bonding and coating in one process to produce high performance components. CastCon begins with a sand mold formed with a pattern and made from a selected sand and binder mixture. A powdered material is fed into the cavity of the sand mold either dry or wet. The powdered material is then heated and isostatically pressed with a high pressure source. The sand mold acts as a pressure transmitting medium, uniformly consolidating the powdered material within the mold. CastCon produced parts The major advantages of the CastCon process include: excellent shape forming capability inherited from the vast usage of sand molding techniques in the metal casting industry; good mechanical properties equivalent to forged parts due to zero porosity and fine microstructure; great flexibility of producing a wide variety of metallic, intermetallic, ceramic and composite components facilitated by using various powdered materials and their mixtures; capability of producing macro composites by bonding different powders, or a powder to a solid, or a solid to a solid; an unique powder coating method for improving abrasive and corrosion resistances; a production process suitable for both single piece and high volume production.

The CastCon process is rapidly approaching commercialization. Opportunities currently exist to implement this advanced manufacturing process in a production application. Product flexibility, superior properties, and a reduced total cost make the CastCon process enticing to members of the rapidly advancing manufacturing community. Interested parties should contact us for more details. Al/Al+20%SiC+5%graphite bonding (An optical micrograph, about 100x) More Information about CastCon CastCon Prototyping Service Properties of CastCon Produced Materials 316 Stainless Steel Co-Cr-Mo Alloy Co-6 Alloy D7 Tool Steel

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