Find out the technological developments, inventions, new materials and dissemination activities developed by the AZTERLAN team.
Method and additive composition for preparing ductile cast iron, and ductile cast iron obtainable by said method
The present invention relates to a method for preparing ductile cast iron, comprising the steps of (a) melting a base
High creep resistant refractory stainless steels (super-refractories)
The present invention is encompassed within the ferrous metals processing industry. Particularly, it relates to a new family of refractory
Effect of Silicon on the Metastable Eutectic Temperature of Fe–C–Si Alloys
An attempt has been made to establish experimentally the temperature along the metastable eutectic in the Fe–C–Si system, down to
An adaptive approach to non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of cast irons containing precipitated graphite particles with the help of magnetoacoustic emission
Physical properties of cast irons strongly depend on both their microstructure and the presence of casting defects. The paper analyses
An Objective Metallographic Analysis Approach Based on Advanced Image Processing Techniques
Metallographic analyses of nodular iron casting methods are based on visual comparisons according to measuring standards. Specifically, the microstructure is
Influence of the casting process on corrosion behaviour of 2024-T6 aluminium alloy in different conditions of pH and NaCl concentration
Corrosion behaviour of 2024-T6 castings produced by sand mould and metallic mould has been studied in media with different
Workshop: “Novel high performance materials and components”
Energy intensive industries require a radical transformation of their production processes to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Future low carbon
Metastable versus stable solidification of silicon cast irons, effects of magnesium and tellurium
Cast iron is a material with a unique combination of design flexibility, mechanical properties, wear resistance, recyclability, low life cycle
Green Molding Sands
In this manual, which is oriented to be an efficient tool in the hands of foundries, aspects related to sands
Friction Stir Weldability at High Welding Speed of Two Structural High Pressure Die Casting Aluminum Alloys
In this work, the friction stir weldability of two structural high-pressure die casting aluminum alloys designed to manufacture thin-walled automotive
New Approach to Develop Ductile Cast Iron Digital Grade for Automotive Components
This research work demonstrates that new cast iron materials can be developed aided by an expert digital twin (manufacturing twin)
GREENCASTING LIFE project
Ongoing project 0% LIFE Program Funding LIFE21-ENV-FI-101074439 grant agreement number 0 End 0 Launch The LIFE project six European flagship
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
MANUFACTURING OF POWDERED MASTER ALLOYS
Advanced Materials and components POWDERED MASTER ALLOYS Manufacture of powdered master alloys to improve the alloying content of commercial powders.
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
On the crystallography of the Mg–Si–Al nitride nuclei and of the graphite/nitride interface in spheroidal graphite iron
The role of Mg–Si–Al nitrides in the nucleation of low-sulfur spheroidal graphite Fe–C–Si alloys has been previously documented. It was