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Workshop: Secondary aluminum and steel
The recovery and reuse of metallic materials is a key area of work to improve the sustainability of the metal-mechanic

Density change upon solidification of silicon cast irons
Amongst the possible defects that can appear during casting, voids due to solidification shrinkage is certainly the most usual and

Utilization of steel slag as mold material for green molding castings to minimize silica dust in foundry process
The feasibility of black steel slag as mold material in sand casting, either as full or as partial replacement of

Mechanisms of Formation of Degenerated Graphite in Lamellar Graphite Cast Iron
The final morphology of graphite and its effect on the physical and mechanical properties of a cast iron, is highly

Optimization of ductile iron casting production by using advanced thermal analysis and simulation techniques
The use of advanced techniques to control cast iron manufacturing processes lead to important reductions of costs and improvements of

New EoL routes of Al Li aircraft integral LBW and FSW welded panels including new Cr free coatings
EoL of new aircraft integral welded panels of 3rd generation of Al-Li alloys welded between them by Laser Beam Welding

Pseudo-passive films on cast irons: A strategy to mitigate corrosion by acting directly on microstructure
The effect of the microstructure on the corrosion resistance of four grades of cast irons was studied in an alkaline

The Effects of Holding Time in the Heating/Pouring Unit on the Metallurgical Quality of Spheroidal Graphite Iron
The metallurgical quality of a ductile iron is determined by the components of the metallic charge, as well as by

Compact graphite iron’s real time manufacturing control by thermal analysis
This research work presents a real time nodularity control methodology by thermal analysis for compact graphite iron (CGI) production. It

A new approach of casting simulation tools integrated in the production line
The use of numerical simulation tools in the foundry is absolutely extended and it has been a strong support for

Mechanical properties optimization of as-cast ausferritic ductile iron as a function of section size and holding time
The ADI family shows the best resistance ductility relationship of the ductile iron materials due to an ausferritic microstructure. This

Study of the corrosion behavior of CRA cladded high strength steel for offshore service
Components subjected to corrosion in the Oil & Gas sector are frequently manufactured in Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRA) over High

Simulation of hydrogen transport in ultra-high strength martensitic steels with zinc-nickel coating
-No information- Authors: A. Ravikumar (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), C. Feiler (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), D. Höche (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), M. Zheludkevich (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon), M.

A sound vacuum system fully monitored to ensure the quality of the HPDC components
Gas porosity is an intrinsic feature of the HPDC process due to the fast metal injection that does not allow

Effect of cobalt on the mechanical properties of high silicon spheroidal graphite castings
In order to optimize the mechanical properties of spheroidal graphite cast iron, different alloying elements such as Nickel, Cobalt and