Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering
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ISSN 2543-9901
Issue Date
2021
Volume
Vol. 5
Number
No. 3
Description
Journal Volume
Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering
Vol. 5 (2021)
Projects
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Articles
An IT system for the remote burden optimization of foundry furnaces
(AGH University of Science and Technology Press, 2021) Ziółkowski, Eugeniusz
The burden calculations for foundry furnaces are one of the most important steps in preparing the production of liquid casting alloys. These calculations, due to the usually large number of input materials and chemical elements, are realized by numerical methods. These methods are implemented in some spreadsheets, universal mathematical programs or in specialized programs for foundry engineering. The paper describes a computerized system for remote calculations of optimal burden. The technological, economic, and organizational features of implementing IT system have been presented, also taking into account its safety of use.
Directions of the development of the metallization of iron alloy products
(AGH University of Science and Technology Press, 2021) Szczęsny, Andrzej; Kopyciński, Dariusz; Guzik, Edward
The article discusses the future of the production of protective coatings based on the hot-dip galvanizing of iron-carbon alloys, such as steel or cast iron. Currently exploited zinc deposits will be exhausted in the next two decades and it will be necessary to start the exploitation of new deposits in order to maintain the supply or quantity of Zn on the global market. In both cases, it will be related to the increasing cost of zinc on world markets. Zinc-based protective coatings (one of the best corrosion protection methods) constitute almost 50% of the world's zinc consumption. Economic issues with the constant increase in the price of Zn will force the change or modification of hot-dip galvanizing technology. The article presents data on the production, consumption and development of zinc prices on the global market. Possible directions are presented which producers of zinc coatings will have to follow in order to maintain sales markets, such as the modification of chemical compositions of protective alloys which could be an alternative to pure zinc coatings and the possibility of limiting zinc consumption based on the influence of the surface of galvanized elements, i.e. its metal matrix, and surface roughness.
A new flexible and economic technology for the low pressure sand casting of steel alloys
(AGH University of Science and Technology Press, 2021) Krumm, Steven; Scheidhauer, Nico; Wolf, Gotthard; Dommaschk, Claudia
Low pressure casting is a very well established process for the casting of aluminium alloys. In the field of ferrous materials, however, the process has so far only found a few applications. The crucial reasons for this are the low flexibility and poor economic efficiency of the existing technologies. Since 2016, a new technology has been developed at the Foundry Institute of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, in which an induction crucible furnace can be used as a melting unit and, in combination with a cover including a casting pipe, as a casting unit. The new technology stands out from existing low-pressure casting technologies for ferrous materials, particularly in terms of its flexibility and cost-effectiveness. The main focus of the activities was the development of a casting pipe as well as the verification of its lifetime, the elaboration and verification of process parameters and sequences as well as the upscaling of the technology for an industrial application. In all considerations, the focus was on both the technical feasibility and the economic efficiency of the process. The result is extensive expertise that can be used in the future to offer a finished product for industrial applications as a plug-and-play solution together with an induction furnace construction company.