Measurement and Control in Liquid Metal Processing: Proceedings 4th Workshop held in conjunction with the 53rd International Foundry Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 10, 1986

by R.J. Moreau (Editor)

Overview

Proceedings 4th Workshop held in conjunction with the 53rd International Foundry Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 10, 1986

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789024735105
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	04/30/1987
Edition description:	1987
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Measurement Procedures and Equipments.- 1.1. Measurement of Physical Values.- Temperature measurement.- Determination of the Quantity of Liquid Metal Delivered to the Mould.- 1.2. Quality Control on Melts.- Control of Structure in Aluminum Alloys by Thermal Analysis.- Thermal Analysis in Ferrous Foundries.- Microstructural Control by Electrical Resistivity of Strontium Modified Alloys.- Rapid Determination of Oxygen and Oxides in Fe-C Alloy.- 2. Fluid Flow Phenomena.- 2.1. Fusion Equipment.- New ways of running crucible induction furnaces.- Relationship between Impedance and Diameter.- 2.2. Mould Filling.- Thermal Aspects of Mould Filling.- Refining of Melts by Filtration. A water Model Study.- 3D Visualisation of Mould Filling.- Optimal Gating for Thin Wall Parts.- 3 Automation.- Trends in Molten Metal Process Automation Techniques.- Automation of an Induction Meltingshop at Brebach.- Automatic Metal Stream Inoculation.- Illustration of Automation in Metal Processing at Carmagnola Plant.- 4. Discussions.- A Summary of the Discussions.