Design of Car Wheel Mold of Mg-Al Alloy Based on ANSYS and Pro/E
In order to further improve the mold design of vehicle magnesium alloy wheel castings, Pro/E software was used for 3D model of the mold for car wheels, and mold assembly and parting design of car wheels were completed, and then the squeeze casting process for magnesium alloy wheels was simulated. The results show that the groove leads fluid melt in spokes central flow slow down, the gas in the groove is surrounded by the liquid in both ends of the groove, failed to discharge so that porosity defects occur during solidification. Through improving design of cooling channels, the gate size and filling speed are optimized; the improved mold of magnesium alloy car wheels achieves a good effect in practical application.