Find out the technological developments, inventions, new materials and dissemination activities developed by the AZTERLAN team.
Recent Developments in Understanding Nucleation and Crystallization of Spheroidal Graphite in Iron-Carbon-Silicon Alloys
The last decade has witnessed significant research efforts directed to the understanding of nucleation and crystallization of graphite and associated
Quantitative analysis of the effect of inoculation and magnesium content on compacted graphite irons – Experimental approach
In many industrial domains, compact graphite cast irons are developing rapidly at the expense of lamellar graphite irons. The formation
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 in the liquid, in the
Metallurgical process control to optimize iron castings
20/01/2021 After thousands of years among us, foundry still encloses many mysteries that might lead us to think that its
REVaMP. Retrofitting equipment for efficient use of variable feedstock in metal making processes
Project complete 0% 0 Start date Horizon 2020 Funded by 869882 grant agreement number 0 End date Metals can be
Development of a 4.0 strategy aimed at reducing the rejection rate in aluminum foundry
Without a doubt, the industry 4.0 revolution is reaching all industrial sectors and aluminum smelting could not be an exception.
Digital Twins workshop
AZTERLAN’s Industry 4.0 expert and head of Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies team PhD Javier Nieves presented some of the keys towards
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 properties of the castings. Understanding
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 they can coexist in castings
System and method of quenching monitoring during steel hot stamping
A system and method of quenching monitoring during steel hot stamping is presented, based on real-time measurements of pressure variations
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 of the melt in real
Strategies to modify the microstructure of altered molten super-alloys
18/11/2019 The super-alloys family is composed by those alloys which fundamental constituting chemical element is Ni or Co. These elements,
Device and method for improved cooling of a metallic alloy in a sand mold
Abstract: The device comprises a sand mold with an inner cavity fillable with a metallic alloy to be solidified inside
Comparison of hot craking susceptibility of TIG and laser beam welded alloy 718 by Varestraint testing
Reduced hot cracking susceptibility is essential to ensure the flawless manufacturing of nickel superalloys typically employed in welded aircraft engine
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 GIFA international foundry exhibition, which
Forging residual heat exploitation feasibility for annealing treatments in space restricted lay-outs
Taking advantage of the residual heat in forged components right after forging, by means of loading them directly into a