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Control of carbon content throughout the manufacturing process of high carbon brake discs
The physical properties of high carbon brake discs are strongly affected by the content of this element, including the ability
Effect of antimony on the eutectic reaction of heavy-section spheroidal graphite castings
There is a strong demand for heavy section castings made of spheroidal graphite with a fully ferritic matrix, e.g. for
Thermal analysis of the formation of chunky graphite during solidification of heavy-section spheroidal graphite iron parts
Analysis of cooling curves recorded at the centre of large blocks cast with near-eutectic spheroidal graphite cast irons prone to
Effect of antimony and cerium on the formation of chunky graphite during solidification of heavy-section castings of near-eutectic spheroidal graphite irons
Thermal analysis is applied to the study of the formation of chunky graphite (CHG) in heavy-section castings of spheroidal graphite
Efficient failure-free foundry production
A Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a system designed to control a production plant. These systems are composed by several
Desarrollo de un software para la predicción de la densidad grafítica y el riesgo de formación de Grafito Chunky en piezas de módulo térmico elevado
Durante los últimos años el sector eólico ha experimentado un gran desarrollo, proponiendo nuevos retos a las empresas productoras de
Influence of treatments using different magnesium ferroalloys on the melt quality and the solidification processes of ductile of ductile irons
In this work the metallurgical consequences of treatments applied on ductile irons using ferroalloys with differentmagnesium contents are analysed. The
Advanced fault prediction in high-precision foundry production
Microshrinkages are known as probably the most difficult defects to avoid in high-precision foundry due to the large number of
Advanced predictions tools, foundry process control and knowledge management for irons castings
It is well known that the large number of variables that interact during the foundry process bring about many drawbacks.
Metallurgical defects generated by the presence of gases in the molten metal
The study of the metallurgical evolution of different chemical elements related to the manfuacture of poured casting provides an u
A Computer-Aided System for Melt Quality and Shrinkage Propensity Evaluation Based on the Solidification Process of Ductile Iron
The present work develops a new method for pre-evaluating melt quality of ductile irons and for predicting their metallurgical behavior
Effect of mould inoculation on the formation of chunky graphite in heavy-section spheroidal graphite cast iron parts
The manufacturing process of heavy section ductile iron castings is strongly influenced by the risk of graphite degeneration under slow
Method for determining the tendency to shrinking of a spheroidal graphite casting
This invention relates to a method for accurately measuring the tendency to shrink in a spheroidal graphitic cast iron. The
Safety cast components for the automotive industry. The metallic charge, the presence of micro elements and their most relevant effects
The Automotive Industry keeps on demanding increasing requirements to the cast components. The critical situation generated by the extraordinary price
Influence of moulding conditions and mould characteristics on the contraction defects appearance in ductile iron castings
Shrinkage defects appearance in cast iron has traditionally been related to the solidification processes of the metal and the feeding
Analysis of the solidification process of ductile iron
The interest about all the physical and chemical phenomena related with ductile iron solidification processes have increased due to the