Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
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.