AS COMPUTATIONAL MODELS MATURE, their practical benefit to improving casting processes is growing. Accurate calculation of fluid velocities, temperature, microstructure, and stress evolution is just the first step. Achieving tangible improvements to casting processes requires the accurate prediction of actual casting defects and product properties. Defects that form during solidification are im...

Purpose: The aim of the work is presents the influence of casting method and anodic treatment parameters on properties, thickness and structure of an anodic layer formed on aluminium casting alloys. Design/methodology/approach: Investigations were carried out on the laser profile measurement gauge MicroProf from company FRT, abrasive wear test was made with using ABR-8251 equipment delivered by...

Serial casting aims to improve an equinus gait pattern in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). We evaluated the effect of short-term stretch casting on gait in children with SCP, compared to the natural history. A crossover trial, consisting of a control phase and a casting phase, was conducted with children randomised into two groups. Both groups were assessed clinically, and using 3D g...

Thin slab casting and rolling was originally developed as a low cost alternative to a conventional casting and rolling process route. However, due to the technological restrictions of the first generation plants, only limited quality and productivity goals could be achieved, questioning its further application to more advanced applications. This paper describes the original contributions that D...

The twin-roll strip casting process is a typical steel-strip production method which combines continuous casting and hot rolling process. The production line from molten liquid steel to the final steel-strip is shortened and the production cost is reduced significantly compared to the conventional continuous casting. The twin-roll strip casting process can produce 1-5 mm thin steel strip direct...

There are about 33 processes commercially available for the production of aluminium castings. About 70% of the castings are produced using conventional high-pressure die-casting process. It’s main drawbacks are 1) Air and gas blow holes 2) Unable to weld 3) unable to heat treat to enhance mechanical properties. To overcome these, many modern processes have been invented. A few of them are 1) Hi...

China has had an unprecedented economic boom within the foundry industry in the past two decades. Lost foam casting technology has gained increasing popularity during this time. In China, about two hundred foundries have lost foam casting operations with total annual casting production of approximately 300,000 tons in 2006. This paper reviews the current lost foam casting industry in China with...

The present article deals with a composite casting process that allows to produce bilayer AlSn6-Al strips based on the technique of horizontal continuous casting. In the first part experimental investigations on the production of a single layer AlSn6 strip are described. Afterwards essential results of basic compound casting trials using simple test specimen are presented to define the thermal ...

The presented article explores the impact that the formation of shrinkage cavities has on the heat transfer conditions in a mold. The conditions of heat dissipation have a significant impact on the rate of cooling of different parts of the casting, which in turn affects the microstructure formed in the casting. The results presented in this article should allow the reader to assess how signific...

This work further elaborates on the steel plant MILP production scheduling method presented in Harjunkoski and Grossmann (2001). The proposed improvements include a more flexible model for the casting step, as well as combining orders from consecutive weeks to improve one of the main targets, which is increasing the number of heats per casting sequence. The paper presents a strategy to obtain o...