Find out the technological developments, inventions, new materials and dissemination activities developed by the AZTERLAN team.
Learning nugget: Metallurgical quality
SUMMARY: Metallurgical quality is an indication of a metal’s nucleation potential, that is, the ease with which carbon precipitates in
Learning nugget: Solidification
SUMMARY: The solidification process largely determines the structure, both at the macro and micro levels, of the consolidated material and,
Leaning nugget: Metallurgy
SUMMARY: Metallurgy is the science that studies the structure and properties of metals and establishes the relationship between their chemical
Learning nugget: core-making
SUMMARY: The mass production of cores is a very important stage because, like the parts themselves, they must meet the
Learning nugget: Molding
SUMMARY: The objective of molding is to achieve molds with sufficient strength to withstand the ferrostatic pressure of the casting
Learning nugget: Green Molding Sands
SUMMARY: Proper sand mill management requires knowledge of green molding sand and the other elements that make up the sand
Learning nugget: Treatments of molten metal
SUMMARY: Liquid metal treatment is the addition of specific products to the melt to guide its evolution during the solidification
Learning nugget: Green molding sands testing
SUMMARY: The preparation of sand mixtures with suitable molding characteristics is of great importance in the manufacture of castings. Maintaining
Learning nugget: Filling and feeding systems
SUMMARY: Industry demands the production of low-cost components, which, in the case of castings, entails a series of challenges and
A Smart Digital Twin to Stabilize Return Sand Temperature without Using Coolers
In order to ensure the optimal state of recovered molding sand inside a foundry, it is necessary to avoid temperature
Chemical Composition and Melt Treatment Optimization of 5XXX and 6XXX Alloys for Ablation Technology
One of the most interesting capabilities of ablation technology is its capability to manufacture uncastable alloys such as alloys of
Influence of the Holding Time in the Heating/Pouring Unit on the Metallurgical Quality of Spheroidal Graphite Iron
The final metallurgical quality of a ductile iron is determined by the components of the metallic charge, as well as
New ductile cast iron digital grades for automotive components
This research paper demonstrate that new cast iron grade materials can be developed aided by an expert digital twin (manufacturing
Melt Treatment Optimization of 5XXX and 6XXX Alloys for Ablation Technology
Ablation technology is an emerging casting technology which presents several advantages associated to the high cooling rate that strongly modify
Towards the Prediction of Tensile Properties in Automotive Cast Parts Manufactured by LPDC with the A356.2 Alloy
Aluminum-silicon-magnesium alloys are commonly used in the automotive industry to produce structural components. Among usual quality controls of produced castings,
Evolution of the manufacturing control and quality prediction system through thermal analysis
A common issue in foundry process is that with the same or very similar chemical composition of the metal, different