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Theory of Foundry Engineering Processes I.

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 632-0801/02
Abbreviation TSPI
Course title Theory of Foundry Engineering Processes I.
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Materials and Technologies for Vehicles
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Tomáš Elbel, CSc.

Osnova předmětu

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.

Practice:
1st Opening exercises, lab work Poruba, EKF, security training.
2nd Differential thermal analysis (measure T for Exercise 7).
3rd The viscosity of molten metals and alloys. The surface tension of metals and alloys.
4th Cooling curves of metal (pure metal, alloy, measuring T for Exercise 7).
5th Fluidity I. (temperature effect - one alloy).
6th Fluidity II. (alloy of impact - constant overheating).
7th Fluidity III. (forms of influence - one alloy).
8th Gating system I (calculations, discharge from the pan, lift).
9th Feeding System II. (modeling the AFS - μ).
10th Gating system III. (calculations).
11th The temperature field of casting I (JBS - condensation zone).
12th The temperature field of casting II. (chromite + water glass (SiO2)).
13th Crystallization - a film on the etched samples dendritic structure.
14th Credits.

Povinná literatura

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

Doporučená literatura

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