Course detail

Progressive Foundry Technologies

FSI-9PSTAcad. year: 2024/2025

This course is focused primarily to the less "conventional" technologies such as investment casting, lost foam process, vaccuum moulding etc.

Language of instruction

Czech

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.
Examination : written and oral exam.

Presence in lessons obligatory compensation to be agreed with the lecturer

Aims

The main goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge of broad
possibilities of casting manufacture using non-convential methods with respect
to the chosen mould and core technology,and pouring system.
Knowledge of non-conventional foundry technologies using permanent and
non-permanent patterns(i.e.investment casting and lost foam technologies).

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Beeley,P.:"Foundry Technology",Oxford,2001
Beeley,P.-Smart,R.:"Investment casting",Cambridge,1995
Campbell,J.:: Castings,1991
Kolektiv: Giesserei Lexikon,Schone-Schiele,1991
Metals Handbook-V.15 Casting,ASM,1988

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-STG-P Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
  • Programme D-STG-K Doctoral 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Milan Horáček, CSc.

Syllabus

1.Ceramic moulds using solid pattern-squeeze method+ Shaw method
2.Ceramic moulds using lost-wax process (investment casting)
3.Accuracy and perspectives of investment casting technology
4.Lost foam process
5.III.rd generation of moulds and cores manufacture
6.Vacuum process
7.High pressure casting technology
8.Low-pressure and centrifugal casting technology
9.Special casting technologies (thixo-,rheo-,squeeze-,etc.)
10.Unidirectional crystalization - monocrystal technologies