Find out the technological developments, inventions, new materials and dissemination activities developed by the AZTERLAN team.
Rapid determination of nodularity index in ductile cast iron production
One of the most important facts in foundry industry when producing ductile iron castings is the rapid determination of the
The effect of the substitution of silicon by aluminium on the mechanical properties of gray iron
Gray iron, a Fe-C-Si alloy, is one of the most common ferrous alloys used in the metal casting industry. Silicon
Integration of a novel mechanical sand reclamation technology in a steel foundry to maximise SFS valorisation in foundry and construction applications
Spent Foundry Sand (SFS) generation is intrinsic to metal casting processes. Most of the foundries use sand moulds and cores
Solidification and Room Temperature Microstructure of a Fully Pearlitic Compacted Graphite Cast Iron
Compacted graphite cast irons are rapidly developing for they have better mechanical properties than lamellar graphite cast irons and present
Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility of R4 and R5 High-Strenght Mooring Steels in Cold and Warm Seawater
Hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility ratios calculated from slow strain rate tensile tests have been employed to study the response of three
Retained Austenite Control for the Soft Machining of High-Hardness Tool Steels
Most high-hardness tool steels comprising forming dies require expensive finish machining operations to compensate for the dimensional distortion and surface
The Influence of Trace Elements on the Nature of the Nuclei of Graphite in Ductile Iron
Nucleation mechanisms and the effect of minor elements added with the inoculants are still a subject of extensive research in
Reassessment of Crystal Growth Theory of Graphite in Cast Iron
The problem of graphite crystallization and growth in cast iron has recently received increased attention. As most of the published
Evolution of shrinkage with carbon equivalent and inoculation in ductile cast irons
Studying how shrinkage porosity changes size when varying the composition of ductile irons is still of interest for manufacturing sound
Effect of the Martensitic Transformation on the Stamping Force and Cycle Time of Hot Stamping Parts
Stamping dies perform two functions in the hot stamping process of body-in-white components. Firstly, they form the steel sheet into
A Simplified Varestraint Test for Analyzing Weldability of Fe-Ni Based Superalloys
High temperature Ni-based superalloys are largely used in components of aircraft engines which are subjected to high thermal (above 700
Environmentally induced hydrogen embrittlement
Under the term Environmental Induced Cracking (EIC) a series of subcritical progression cracking processes are involved which result from the
Experimental and CFD Modeling of the Degree of Eutectic Modification in A356 Silica Sand and Metal-Mold Castings
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) casting simulation-based optimization approach previously developed was applied in this study to assist in the
Experimental and CFD Modeling of Microshrinkage in A356 Silica Sand Mold Castings
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) casting simulation-based optimization approach previously developed was applied in this study to assist in the
Advantages and disadvantages of the surface treatments applied to Corten steel
The commercial designation Corten is usually referred to a low-alloy self-weathering steel category in which, by means of a controlled
Updated the ISO 15614-1 Standard for the specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials
The ISO 15614-1 standard develops and details how to qualify a welding procedure to demonstrate that the procedure is capable