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Environmental Liability Law reactivated: compulsory financial guarantee for the metal production and transformation sectors
Since the Spanish Environmental Liability Law (Law 26/2007) was published in 2007, the legal framework faced by organisations has undergone
Game of words: differences between accreditation, certification and homologation
Accreditation, certification and homologation are concepts that we usually hear and use within the normative areas of quality. However, we seldom
“This is a perfect result!”. How to get reliable results when defining analytical methods
Chemical analysis is an indispensable tool when characterizing any material. When it comes to the activity of the Metallurgical Research Center IK4-AZTERLAN,
Does the perfect crime exist? Forensics analysis in corrosion of metallic materials
The branch of metallurgy that investigates the failure of industrial components has many points in common with the criminalistics. In fact, it
Maths for metallurgy. Linear programming and furnace metallic charge optimizations
Linear programming is a rather new optimization technique, whose origin can be found in the development of tools for military
Maths for metallurgy. Basic stereology
Stereology, as a mathematic tool, deals with the interpretation of bidimensional images to extract information about the tridimensional structures they
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a New Secondary AlSi10MnMg (Fe) Alloy for Ductile High Pressure Die Casting Parts for the Automotive Industry
Primary AlSi10MnMg alloy is the most widely used alloy for manufacturing of vacuum assisted high pressure die castings (VPDC) with
Effect of solution heat treatment on gas porosity and mechanical properties in a die cast step test part manufactured with a new AlSi10MnMg(Fe) secondary alloy
The effect of heat treatment on gas porosity and mechanical properties was investigated in a step test part manufactured by
A new secondary AlSi10MnMg (Fe) Alloy suitable for manufacturing of ductile Aluminium parts by vacuum assisted high pressure die casting technology
Vacuum assisted high pressure die castings (VPDC) with high ductility requirements are usually manufactured with primary AlSi10MnMg alloy. However, secondary
AZTERLAN. A Metallurgy Research Center to support the industry
It is not easy to gather in a brief blog post the intense activity performed in the last year by
Efficient recycling of new generation aluminum alloys for the aviation industry.
The aviation industry is constantly evolving so that it can design lighter aircrafts, reduce consumption/emissions and put in place more
Study of Strontium fading in Al-Si-Mg and Al-Si-Mg-Cu alloy by thermal analysis
The production of high quality parts for automotive and aircraft industries requires both improved melt processing and effective control tools
Testing uncertainty ratios: In what range of measures do we move?
When quantitative physical-chemical tests and analyses are performed, the concept of uncertainty is usually unnoticed, giving for fact that the
An Overview of Research Activities at IK4-Azterlan and Recent Technologies
IK4-Azterlan is a metallurgical research centre with broad experience in casting and solidification technologies for cast iron, steel and aluminium
Need for high integrity light weight structural castings
Global warming and resource shortage have lead to an urgent demand for reducing the weight of passenger´s vehicles. Since the
Heat treatment optimisation of secondary AlSi10MnMg(Fe) test parts fabricated by vacuum assisted high pressure die casting technology
Primary AlSi10MnMg alloy is the most widely used alloy for manufacturig of vacuum assisted high pressure die castings (VPDC) with