Course detail
Foundry Technology II
FSI-PSL Acad. year: 2024/2025 Winter semester
Basic survey of mould and core technologies, different possibilities of pouring liquid metal into a mould cavity.
The course provides students with basic knowledge of the individual phases of the casting processes and also gives a chance of comparing different manufacturing methods used.
This course is focused primarily to the less "conventional" technologies such as investment casting, lost foam process, vaccuum moulding etc.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basic knowledge of conventional methods of casting manufacture
and foundry alloys and their properties.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Attendance in lectures is recommended, attendance in exercises is obligatory.
Credit for exercises: semestr project – obligatory
Examination : written and oral exam.
Attendance at lessons is obligatory. Absence may be compensated for by the agreement with the lecturer.
Aims
The main goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge of broad possibilities of casting manufacture with respect to the
chosen mould and core technology,and pouring system.
Knowledge of non-conventional foundry technologies i.e.investment
casting and lost foam technologies.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-SLE-P: Foundry Technology, Master's, compulsory
Programme C-AKR-P: , Lifelong learning
specialization CZS: , elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1.Ceramic moulds using solid pattern-squeeze method
2. – " – – Shaw method
3.Ceramic moulds using wax pattern (investment casting)-wax pattern phase
4. – " – -shelling+pouring phase
5.Accuracy and perspectives of investment casting technology
6.Lost foam process
7.3rd generation of moulds and cores manufacture
8.Vacuum process
9.High pressure casting technology
10.Low-pressure and centrifugal casting technology
11.Special casting technologies (thixo-,rheo-,squeeze-,etc.)
12.Unidirectional crystallization – monocrystal technologies
13.Optimal choice of technology – material of casting,shape of product,batch size
Laboratory exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1.-13. Practical laboratory exercises (demonstrations, calculations, excursions)
focused on the 13 thematic topics given in the lectures.