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What’s inside ?
Do you know what your castings look like inside ?
We often neglect the micro-structure of castings when trying to identify failures or looking for improved properties and casting efficiency.
Looking at the micro-structure can often tell us a lot about how the part has or will perform and what is really happening in the casting process. The development of structural die-castings has made this more important in recent years and although it is sometimes difficult to comprehend the time factor in the solidification of a High Pressure Die Casting it is important to understand that even within this very short time frame there are metal flows and movements taking place that ultimately affect the final structure of the metal and consequently it’s final performance.
Look at the micro-graphs here that show flow lines, changes in structural morphology that cannot be seen in the same way that massive inclusions or porosity can. But these will affect the physical properties of the casting and it’s final acceptance or scrap cost.
The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails.
William A Ward
fontec news
Some of the projects this year
Small magnesium foundry start up from first melt to first cast.
Melting practices and processes review for large automotive diecaster to identify and improve melt room practice and metal quality.
Design review of melting furnaces to improve perfomance and efficiencies.
Melt shop optimisation and best practices and metallurgy review fo large diecasting foundry
Ongoing assistance towards "World Class Melt Shop" practices with structural diecaster
Technical support and new furnace design support for global furnace company
Technical support in Germany for new furnace start-up and commissioning
New furnace designs for melting and holding Aluminium
Support for Sri Lankan iron foundry upgrade.
events calendar
AFS Aluminum Casting Conference
Knoxville, TN
5-7 November 2018
Atlanta, GA, USA
April 27-30, 2019,
GIFA 2019
Dusseldorf, Germany
25-29 June 2019
ASM Heat Treatment
Conference & Expo
15-17 October 2019
COBO Center, Detroit
product news
High Temperature Systems showed a very innovative range of molten metal pumps at the CastExpo show.
Hoppe Schwingtechnik produces world class foundry equipment for shake out, cooling and moving. Innovative design combined with first class manufacturing standards brings an industry leading standard to post casting processing.
Carpenter Brothers Inc agree to represent Future Metals Technologies in USA
Unitherm Furnace in Missouri has a unique range of foundry and heat treatment products
More coming soon ...
