Course detail

Trends in Castings Production

FSI-PVO-AAcad. year: 2024/2025

Basic overview about actual trends in casting technologies, i.e. mould and core making, possibilities of metal pouring and finishing operations. The course gives the detail knowledge related to all individual phases of casting manufacture takin into account the most modern and dynamic trends in this area. This will give to the students a possibility of comparison this technology with the other ones .

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Milan Horáček, CSc.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of conventional methods of casting manufacture
and foundry alloys and their properties.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Attendance in lectures is recommended, attendance in exercises is obligatory.
Submitting of individual Semester Project, topic after consultation with lecturer.
Credit for exercises: semestr project - obligatory
Examination : written and oral exam.
Attendance at lessons is obligatory. Absence may be compensated for by the agreement with the lecturer.

Aims

The main goal of this new course is to provide students with knowledge of broad possibilities of new trends in casting manufacture with respect to the
chosen mould and core technology,and pouring system.
Obtaing knowledge of new trends in non-conventional foundry technologies of castings production.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Metals Handbook-V.15 Casting,ASM,1988 2004 - ∞ (EN)
Beeley,P.:"Foundry Technology",Oxford,2001 2005 - ∞ (EN)
SIMULTANEOUS ENGINEERING - THE EXPRESS WAY INTO THE FUTURE (20000632) Casting Plant and Technology International V 16 N 2 P 36, 41-42, 46, Feb 2000 (4 p) (EN)
STEFANESCU, Doru Michael. Science and engineering of casting solidification. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-0-387-74609-8. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-SLE-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Milan Horáček, CSc.

Syllabus

1/ Short history of castings production
2-8/ Actual trends in castings production
2- According to the foundry alloys (Fe alloys, non-ferrous alloys, super alloys, etc.)
3-6 - According to the foundry moulds
3- Non-permanent moulds 1st Generation (clays)
4- Non-permanent moulds 2nd Generation (self-hardening, ceramic)
5- Non-permanent moulds 3rd Generation (vacuum process)
6- Permanent moulds (dies)
7-8 - According to the pouring methods
7- Gravity pouring
8- Low/ high- pressure, centrifugal pouring
9/ Choice of the optimal technology - material of casting, shape of product, batch size
10/ Accuracy and perspectives of casting technologies
11/ Summary of basic rules for proper casting design
12/ Simulation of foundry processes. Additive technologies in foundries
13/ Ecological aspects connected with castings production

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Milan Horáček, CSc.

Syllabus

1.-13. Practical laboratory exercises (demonstrations, calculations, excursions)
focused on the 13 thematic topics given in the lectures.
Working on the individual Semester Project