Aitor Loizaga
“The optimization of foundry processess needs of a global vision of the process, where hundreds of correlated parameters affect the end result and the overall efficiency. However, any improvement process should be targeted by specific improvement objectives.”
Iron Foundry Technologies
The Iron Casting team develops #new materials, #control systems, technologies and processes that allow the manufacture of components with #enhanced properties and more #efficient industrial manufacturing processes. To this end, aspects such as: #metallurgical quality, #yield improvement, #savings in costs and raw materials, manufacturing technologies and #4.0 Industry or the #lead time of production and the feasability of new designs.
Effect of Magnesium on the Solid-State Nucleation and Growth of Graphite During Annealing of White Iron
It is well-established that growth of spheroidal graphite occurs in several stages such as directly
Metallurgical process control to optimize iron castings
20/01/2021 After thousands of years among us, foundry still encloses many mysteries that might lead
Effect of titanium in the nucleation process of spheroidal and compacted graphite cast iron
Nucleation and growth phenomena that control the solidification directly affect the soundness and the mechanical
Microstructure Changes During Solidification of Cast Irons: Effect of Chemical Composition and Inoculation on Competitive Spheroidal and Compacted Graphite Growth
Amongst the most important graphite shapes, nodules and compacted particles are of particular interest as
Influence of different inoculants on the nucleation potential and the contraction ability of the ductile iron
The use of advanced control systems based on cooling curves allows to analyse the characteristics
Shaping the foundry of the future by means of the “perfect casting”
03/09/2019 In the month of June took place in Dusseldorf a new edition of the
Chunky graphite in spheroidal graphite iron: Review of recent results and definition of an predicting index
Graphite degeneracy in heavy-section spheroidal graphite cast irons is mostly associated with the formation of
Validation of the usage of spent foundry sand as a fine aggregate for construction applications
27/07/2019 Lead by the IK4-AZTERLAN Metallurgy Research Centre and with the participation of an outstanding
Relation between the damping capacity and tensile strength of alloyed nodular cast irons for braking system components
The automotive industry has been conducting researches and continuously improving components aiming to decrease their
Spent foundry sand valorization in construction sector through the validation of high-performance applications
Disposal of spent foundry sand (SFS) is one of the most pressing environmental concerns the
The Influence of Alloying Elements on Damping Capacity of Nodular Cast Irons for Braking System Components
The brake noise is one of the highest incidences of complaints from OEM’s customers, causing
Growth of spheroidal graphite on nitride nuclei: disregistry and crystallinity during early growth
The graphite phase resulting from the stable solidification of iron-carbon-silicon alloys can have a variety