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
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
L-DED numerical model for sensor embedding
Sensor integration is one of the drivers in modern industry for obtaining real-time data and
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
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