The article deals with the possibility of influencing the properties of aluminium alloy castings by changing the external conditions during solidification. Due to the high demands of customers, influencing the resulting microstructure is an important process in the production of castings. When casting an aluminium alloy into a metal mould, the mould must be preheated to a high temperature. For this reason, the key parameter of production is the mastery of the control of the resulting microstructure of castings and the related internal quality and mechanical properties, which are subject to high demands defined by international standards. The aim of the experiment is to evaluate the influence of different preheating of the metal mould on the resulting structure of test castings made of AlSi10Mg material and its subsequent thermal expansion. It is hypothesized that as the temperature of the mould preheating increases, the mechanical properties will deteriorate and the expansion of the alloy will increase. In the case of immediate use of castings after production, this could have a negative impact on the service life and safety of entire assembled components. All measured results will be put into comparison and direct connections between the data will be searched using the microsoft excel program.

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