The invention belongs to the technical field of low-
pressure casting, and particularly relates to a low-
pressure casting device and method for a large-size aluminum
alloy shell
metal outer mold composite sand core, the height of a large-size aluminum
alloy shell
casting is not lower than 600 mm, the inner
diameter is not lower than 700 mm, and the average wall thickness is 14-20 mm; the low-
pressure casting device comprises a mold
system, a sand
core system, a pouring
system, a chilling block
system and a dead head, the pouring system adopts a bottom pouring and stepped pouring mode, the structure of the pouring system is designed according to the height, the transverse characteristic size and the average wall thickness of a
casting, the pouring system is deeply optimized, and the
casting quality is improved. By adopting the design mode of multiple sprues and circumferentially and uniformly distributed transverse sprues, it is ensured that a feeding channel is solidified later than a casting, the pressure maintaining pressure is continuous and effective, the casting defects of cold shut, air holes, shrinkage cavities,
shrinkage porosity and the like are avoided, the
mechanical property and
air tightness of the large-size casting are remarkably improved, and the cost rate is increased.