Code |
Course Name |
Language |
Type |
MET 459E |
Metal Casting and Technologies |
English |
Elective |
Local Credits |
ECTS |
Theoretical |
Tutorial |
Laboratory |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction |
Prerequisites |
None |
Class Restriction |
None |
Course Description |
Liquid metal, nucleation. Solidification of alloy and growth. Solidification of polyphase alloy. Solidification and solidification rate of a
real casting. Gate and gating calculation in casting. Feeder, feeding and filling time. Fluidity, gas in liquid metal. Sand mould
materials, their properties and related tests. Cores and core production methods. Shell moulds, precision casting, pressure casting.
Induction, arc furnaces and their working techniques. Production and casting of grey, tempered, spherical graphite cast iron.
Casting of Non-ferrous alloys. |
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