Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Theory of Foundry Engineering Processes

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	618-1901/01
Abbreviation	TSP
Course title	Theory of Foundry Engineering Processes
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Metallurgy and Foundry
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Jiří Hampl, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Physical properties of molten metals and alloys.
2. Fluidity and castability of molten metal.
3. Flow dynamics of molten metal.
4. Gating system design.
5. Gases in metal and their transport in mould cavity.
6. Crystallization. Nucleation. Dendritic growth.
7. Solidification (freezing) of casting. Thermal axis.
8. Solidification contraction and shrinkage formation.
9. Hot spots. Chills. Feeding distance.
10. Risering (feeding) . Progressive and directional solidification.
11. Solid contraction.
12. Contraction stress. Hot tearing.
13. Properties of metals at high temperature (near solidus).
14. Thermal stress, Residual stress. Cold cracking.

E-learning

http://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/okruhy/studium-a-vyuka/podklady-ke-studiu/studijni-opory/

Literature

CAMPBELL, J.: Castings, Butterworth-Heinemann. Oxford, 2000.
SCHLEGG,F.P. et al. Technology of Metalcasting , AFS Publication, 2003.

Advised literature

STEFANESCU,D,,M. : Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification.Cluver Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002.
DANTZIG,J.A.;RAPPAZ,M. : Solidification, EPFL Oress, Boca Raton,2009

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