Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

Borrowed courses

FOUNDRY

INGEGNERIA MECCANICA E DEI MATERIALI

comune
FOUNDRY

INGEGNERIA MECCANICA

comune

Other Courses of the Study Programme

Course year: 1

DESIGN WITH ADVANCED MATERIALS - 6 credits - Characterising
ELEMENTS OF MECHANICAL AND THERMAL MEASUREMENTS - 6 credits - Characterising
FOUNDRY AND MECHANICAL PLANTS
Attendance grouping
12 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS - 9 credits - Characterising
MACHINE DESIGN I - 9 credits - Characterising
MECHANICS OF POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES
Attendance grouping
12 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza

Course year: 2

APPLIED ECONOMICS IN ENGINEERING - 6 credits - Related/Supplementary
BUSINESS LAW - 6 credits - Student's own choice
FINAL THESIS - 12 credits - Language/Final Examination
FLUID MACHINERY AND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS - 9 credits - Characterising
FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUID MECHANICS AND CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER - 6 credits - Characterising
MECHANICAL METALLURGY AND NON FERROUS METALS
Attendance grouping
12 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
POLYMERS PROCESSING
Attendance grouping
12 credits - Raggruppamento di frequenza
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 3 CREDITS - MASTER LEVEL - 3 credits - Student's own choice
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS - MASTER LEVEL - 6 credits - Student's own choice
TRAINING ACTIVITY/INTERNSHIP 9 CREDITS - MASTER LEVEL - 9 credits - Student's own choice

FOUNDRY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Academic Year of provision:

2017/2018

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OF MATERIALS

Disciplinary Sector:

Metallurgy

Language:

Italian

Grouping head:

FOUNDRY AND MECHANICAL PLANTS

Grouping type:

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

POLA Annalisa Professor

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Hours of individual study:

Knowledge of metallurgy

Educational Goals

The aim of the course is to give to the students a specific training, both from theoretical and practical point of view, on the various foundry technologies and on the related problems.
The very first part of the course consists in the study of the solidification; subsequently the different foundry processes (traditional and innovative) are explained evaluating the used technology, the involved materials and the castings quality (metallurgy and defects).
In parallel, exercises on the use of a commercial software, for the simulation of mould filling and casting solidification, are carried out.

During the course visits to some factories will be planned (Brembo, Ghial, Fonderia di Torbole, Cromodora Wheels, etc..)

Content

Study of different casting processes: permanent mould, sand and ceramic mould of ferrous and non ferrous alloys in terms of technologies and materials used, as well as castings quality..

Extended Syllabus

The course will follow these topics:
- Solidification: fundaments of nucleation and growth;
- Melting and holding furnaces;
- Cores formation: process and plants, materials and problems (hot box, cold box, warm box, shell moulding);
- Sand casting: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Lost foam: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Lost wax: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Investment casting: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Gravity or chill casting: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Low pressure die-casting: process and plants, materials and problems;
- High pressure die-casting: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Centrifugal casting: process and plants, materials and problems;
- Unidirectional solidification and single crystal solidification;
- Innovative techniques (squeeze casting, rheocasting, thixocasting, vacuum..)
- Simulation of foundry processes: practical exercises by using fem software to simulate die filling and casting solidification.

Recommended Bibliography

Lectures notes will be available on the e-learing website.

Other books:
1) Casting / D. M. Stefanescu ... [et al.]. - 9. ed. - Metals park : ASM international - ISBN 08-7170-021-2;
2) Fundamentals of solidification, W. Kurz, Fisher, Trans Tech Publications, cap.1-5 - ISBN-10: 0878498044;
3) Solidification and casting / edited by Brian Cantor and Keyna O'Reilly, Institute of physics publishing - ISBN 07-503-0843-5.

ATTENTION: the above mentioned books contain only partially the topics of the course, therefore the use of the course notes is strongly suggested

NON ATTENDANTS: please contact the professor for examinfo and books by e-mail annalisa.pola@unibs.it or by phone 030.3715576

For any information contact the professor: annalisa.pola@unibs.it or by phone 030.3715576

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Theory lectures and exercises using foundry simulation software; in addition, some visits to important foundries of the district will be done.

Assessment Methods

Oral examination and evaluation of a paper about the exercises; this must be delivered to the professor 5 days before the exam date.

Assessment:

Final Mark

Programme of Educational Activities

Start date of teaching period:

Monday, February 19, 2018

End date of teaching period:

Friday, June 8, 2018

Other Information

For any information about the program of the course, examination procedure etc.. please contact the professor: annalisa.pola@unibs.it

Amministrazione trasparente

Login HP

Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

Struttura

Servizi

Menu Target

Academic Years

Borrowed courses

Other Courses of the Study Programme

Course year: 1

Course year: 2

FOUNDRY

Footer

Login HP

Search form

Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

Struttura

Servizi

Menu Target

Academic Years

Borrowed courses

Other Courses of the Study Programme

Course year: 1

Course year: 2

FOUNDRY

Footer