Course detail

Progressive Foundry Technologies

FSI-9PST Acad. year: 2025/2026 Both semester

This course is focused primarily to the less "conventional" technologies such as investment casting, lost foam process, vaccuum moulding etc.

Language of instruction

Czech

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.
Examination : written and oral exam.

Presence in lessons obligatory compensation to be agreed with the lecturer

Aims

The main goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge of broad
possibilities of casting manufacture using non-convential methods with respect
to the chosen mould and core technology,and pouring system.
Knowledge of non-conventional foundry technologies using permanent and
non-permanent patterns(i.e.investment casting and lost foam technologies).

The study programmes with the given course

Programme D-STG-P: Manufacturing Technology, Doctoral, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1.Ceramic moulds using solid pattern-squeeze method+ Shaw method
2.Ceramic moulds using lost-wax process (investment casting)
3.Accuracy and perspectives of investment casting technology
4.Lost foam process
5.III.rd generation of moulds and cores manufacture
6.Vacuum process
7.High pressure casting technology
8.Low-pressure and centrifugal casting technology
9.Special casting technologies (thixo-,rheo-,squeeze-,etc.)
10.Unidirectional crystalization – monocrystal technologies