Dr. Susana Méndez
“Foundry is named to keep a leading place among the manufacturing technologies of the future. R&D, along with new process control and monitoring technologies, is a key tool to ensure that possition.”
Foundry Technologies
On the Role of Turbostratic Graphite in the Crystallization of Spheroidal Graphite During the Liquid-to-Solid Transformation
While turbostratic graphite is documented in many forms of graphite, there is a paucity of
Design evolution of Small Punch Test for Cryogenic Conditions
The study of mechanical properties in cryogenic conditions with traditional methods implies a large volume
Iron castings with improved corrosion and wear resistance by means of LMD coatings
Iron Foundry Iron castings with improved corrosion and wear resistance by means of LMD coatings
The mechanism of intermediate temperature embrittlement of cast irons by magnesium
Metallic alloys such as steels and nickel-based alloys are potentially vulnerable to high-temperature brittleness in
Kasandra®: Nucleation and solidification modelization of iron alloys for process control in real time
Nowadays, Foundry industries struggle to keep the competitiveness of their technology by means of more
Access the mechanical and thermal fatigue in packed bed thermal energy storage concept
The thermocline Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems are key elements to boost renewable energies and
SMART CASTING® – towards zero defect foundry
Manufacturing technologies SMART CASTING® Avoid finishing operations of low added value. Reduce operations, improve efficiency.
Embedded conductors in solidified molten metal for winding packs for high-field stellarators
The potential advantages of high-field stellarators are currently being recognised, as previously happened with tokamaks.
Evolution of the Metallurgical Quality of Spheroidal Graphite Iron during the Thermal Cycle of the Melt: Furnace – Ladle – Heating/Pouring Unit
The final properties of a ductile iron and its nucleation potential are determined by the
Damping behaviour of high silicon nodular cast iron
This work focused on producing and characterizing high silicon cast irons (microstructural analysis, tensile properties,
Effects of Different Si Content and Thermal Stories on the Secondary Phase Formation, Hot Ductility, and Stress Rupture Properties of Alloy 718 Investment Castings
Herein, the effects of microstructure on high-temperature properties (hot ductility and stress rupture life) were
Intermediate temperature brittleness of a high-silicon spheroidal graphite cast iron
The target of this research work was characterizing high temperature mechanical properties of an as-cast