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Foundry Materials and Technologies: Challenges and Future Trends
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Foundry Materials and Technologies: Challenges and Future Trends

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 986

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Artur Bobrowski

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Faculty of Foundry Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, Aleja Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Interests: new foundry materials and technologies; pro-ecological technologies and recycling of materials in foundry; improving the efficiency of material and energy consumption in foundry
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Dr. Daniel Nowak

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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 27 Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego, 50370 Wrocław, Poland
Interests: automation of production processes; microwaves in foundry; recycling in foundry
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The foundry industry is evolving in parallel with the evolution of other industries, as it tries to keep up with the ongoing changes in production processes. In the wake of the changes taking place, new solutions are sought in the areas of manufacturing technology, reducing labor and production costs, and using new materials in production. In the production halls, on the other hand, process engineers strive to improve the quality of finished products while maintaining optimal production costs.

This Special Issue aims to cover all casting technologies and alloys (cast steel, cast iron, and non-ferrous alloys). Due to the topics covered in this Special Issue, we welcome articles on the application of modern solutions in casting production technology, 3D printing, the use of artificial intelligence, the generally understood concept of Industry 4.0 (applications of AI, IoT, and IIoT), modeling and simulation in casting processes, among others.

Prof. Dr. Artur Bobrowski
Dr. Daniel Nowak
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • foundry and foundry composites
  • new materials and technologies
  • 3D printing
  • simulations of foundry processes
  • control systems and artificial intelligence
  • mechanization
  • automation
  • Industry 4.0
  • robotization of production
  • improving the efficiency of material consumption
  • pro-ecological technologies
  • recycling of materials in foundry

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The Influence of the Matrix Grain Size and Mineral Addition on Improving the Knock-Out Properties of Molding Sands with an Inorganic Binder
by Artur Bobrowski, Dariusz Drożyński and Beata Grabowska
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 3185; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083185 - 10 Apr 2024
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This article presents the results of tests of molding and core sands with inorganic binders incorporating a mineral in the form of raw perlite ore. This material serves to reduce the final strength, thereby improving the knock-out properties. The assumption was made that [...] Read more.
This article presents the results of tests of molding and core sands with inorganic binders incorporating a mineral in the form of raw perlite ore. This material serves to reduce the final strength, thereby improving the knock-out properties. The assumption was made that the selection of the optimal fraction of the loosening additive, tailored to the grain size of the matrix of the molding sand used in foundries, could significantly affect its mechanical and technological parameters. The tests were conducted on molding sands prepared using three quartz sands with the addition of perlite ore of different grain sizes. In addition to determining the final tensile strength, the permeability and grindability of the molding sands were assessed. The results indicated that the raw perlite ore significantly reduced the final strength of the molding sands in each considered system, with the best efficiency achieved when using finer fractions. Moreover, the mineral’s addition had a minor impact on the technological properties of the molding sands, such as permeability and grindability. Full article
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Modelling Crystalline α-Mg Phase Growth in an Amorphous Alloy Mg72Zn28
by Bartosz Opitek, Paweł L. Żak, Janusz Lelito and Vincent Vignal
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(7), 3008; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14073008 - 03 Apr 2024
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A model of α-Mg grain growth in an amorphous Mg72Zn28 alloy matrix was developed together with numerical software. Its application enables tracking the growth process of the α-Mg phase in an amorphous alloy. The model was based on [...] Read more.
A model of α-Mg grain growth in an amorphous Mg72Zn28 alloy matrix was developed together with numerical software. Its application enables tracking the growth process of the α-Mg phase in an amorphous alloy. The model was based on the diffusion-driven growth of α-Mg in an amorphous alloy under appropriate boundary conditions at an isothermal annealing temperature and taking into account the presence of a grain with an initial radius of 1 nm. The numerical model was based on a mathematical model of heat flow, described by the Fourier–Kirchhoff equation, and diffusion, described by Fick’s second law. The initial boundary conditions necessary to simulate grain growth in the amorphous phase were established. The results of the numerical simulation indicate grain growth with increasing isothermal annealing temperature and increasing isothermal annealing time. Full article
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