Metallurgy of Cast Iron (FSI-PLL)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Jaromír Roučka, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚST all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of course is to get knowlidges about structure and properties of different cast iron grades, principle of melting process in particular melting furnaces, metal quality control and analysis of metallurgical defects.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Ability to operate metalurgical processes by melting different cast iron grades, heat treatment and quality control
Prerequisites:
Basics of chemistry, knowlidges of structure and properties of metals and alloys
Course contents:
Grades and properties of cast iron, structure, crystallization. Chemical composition. Mechanical, physical a technological properties. Alloyed cast irons. Melting equipment, metallurgical processes. Production of lammelar graphit iron, spheroidal, vermicular and malleable iron. Raw materials, composition of charge. Control of chemical composition, thermoanalysis, control of mechanical properties. Metallurgicaly based defects.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Credit: Attendandance and appropriate knowledges in courses, passing 2 tests in the course
of semester
Exam: Credit, numerical part of exam, verbal part of exam
Controlled participation in lessons:
2 tests in the period of semestr, compensation of absence - by personal agreement with teacher
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Labs and studios  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1. Types and structures of cast iron
2. Crystallisation, inoculation, structure controle
3. Chemical composition, properties,
4. Grades of iron according to EN ČSN standarts
5. Charge material
6. Cupolas, construction, metallurgy,
7. Induction furnaces, roll furnaces
8. Crystalization of spheroidal graphite iron
9. Production of spheroidal graphite iron
10. Production of vermicular graphite iron and malleable iron
11. Alloyed irons
12. Quality control
13. Heat treatment
    Labs and studios 1. Constitutional diagram Fe-C (stabile and metastabile), structure
2. Tests of mechanical properties
3. Metallography, preparing of samples
4. Evaluating of structures
5. Calculation of charge
6. Excursion to a gray iron foundry
7. Calculation of charge by melting spheroidal graphite iron
8. Excursion to a spheroidal graphite iron foundry
9. Metallurgical defects - identification, causes
10. Influence of inoculation and solidification conditions on structure of GJL
11. Cast iron melting in a induction furnace
12. Thermal analysis
13. Spheroidal graphite iron melting
Literature - fundamental:
1. Roučka,J.:Metalurgie litin, PC-DIR s.r.o,Brno,1998, ISBN 80-214-1263-1
2. Iron Casting Handbook, Iron Casting Soc., Inc. 1981
3. Ductile Iron Handbook, AFS, Des Plaines, USA, 1993
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
M2I-P full-time study M-SLE Foundry Technology -- Cr,Ex 6 Compulsory 2 2 W