Find out the technological developments, inventions, new materials and dissemination activities developed by the AZTERLAN team.
Advanced management of green waste
Burning green and garden waste keeps on being a common practice in our society, which highlights the shortcomings of the
Graphite and Solid Fraction Evolutions during Solidification of Nodular Cast Irons
Ductile iron casting production is strongly affected by austenite and graphite distribution obtained after the solidification process. At the same
Effect of cryogenic treatment on case-hardening steels. Process alternatives to optimize their final properties.
In the field of material treatment, it is usually considered that cryogenic temperatures are those below 120 K (-153°C). Consequently,
Industry 4.0 Factory of the Future (FoF). Reality beats fiction.
Latest technology advances have been able to blend digital and physical worlds. Internet of things (IoT) is becoming prevalent in
Understanding Superfine Graphite Iron Solidification Through Interrupted Solidification Experiments
The tensile strength of near-eutectic gray iron can be increased from 230–300 to 300–345MPa, without a significant increase in hardness,
Investigation on the effect of impurities on the corrosion behavior of A357 alloy
The aluminium-silicon alloys are widely used in the automotive industry, due to their excellent castability, good corrosion resistance and mechanical
Method for predicting the structure of a part cast in an aluminium alloy
The invention relates to a method for predicting at least one first characteristic parameter of a structure of a part
Corrosion behaviour of ductile cast irons partially modified with silicon in 0.03 M NaCl
The increasing demand of ductile cast irons with extensive technological applications leads to enlarge the corrosion resistance of this group
Method for as-cast production of ausferritic ductile iron
The present invention discloses a method for the manufacturing of ausferritic ductile iron alloy which comprises the following steps: (i)
Method for manufacturing a cast iron part and cast iron part thus obtained
The present invention describes a method for manufacturing a spheroidal pearlitic cast iron part which comprises: preparing an alloy with
Enhancing the stationary state prediction in Model Predictive Control systems to avoid Dross defect in heavy-section foundries
A Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a system designed to control a production plant. These systems are composed by several
Method for obtaining improved mechanical properties in recycled aluminium casting free of platelet-shaped beta phases
The present invention relates to aluminium alloys, more particularly, it relates to aluminium alloy castings suitable as components for instance
Improved grain size prediction in aluminium-silicon alloys by thermal analysis
Grain refinement is a common practice in aluminium casting alloys, being Ti and/or B the most popular refining additions. The
Net/Gross yield optimization on high value-added steel casting
The manufacturing of cast steel components presents numerous improvement opportunities in a whole range of materials, from manganese steels to
Advanced sustainable foundry – Carbon balance and carbon footprint in foundry processes and foundry product cycles
Carbon footprint analysis (CFA) is a sophisticated environmental method to evaluate the impact of the whole life-cycle of a product
Austenite stability of austempered ductile iron (ADI) in sub-zero conditions
The use of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI) in the manufacture of different types of components grows despite some limitations that