Metallurgy of Cast Iron (FSI-PLL)

Academic year 2025/2026
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Antonín Záděra, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚST all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
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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 lamellar  spheroidal and vermicular graphite iron and malleable iron. Raw materials, composition of charge. Control of chemical composition, thermoanalysis, control of mechanical properties. Metallurgicaly based defects.
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Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  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 cast iron with lamellar and spheroidal graphite
10. Production of vermicular graphite iron and malleable iron
11. Alloyed irons
12. Quality control
13. Heat treatment
    Laboratory exercise

  1. Equilibrium diagrams, Fe-C diagram

  2. Equilibrium diagrams, Fe Fe3C diagram

  3. Melting of grey cast iron and technological tests

  4. Preparation of metallographic samples

  5. Metallographic evaluation of the cast iron structures

  6. Excursion to a grey cast iron foundry

  7. Calculation of charges for cast iron melting

  8. Excursion to a ductile cast iron foundry

  9. Calculation of the charge for melting of ductile cast iron

  10. Metallurgical defects of cast iron castings, appearance, causes of occurrence

  11. Melting of cast iron with nodular graphite

  12. Thermal analysis of cast iron

  13. Credit
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  
N-SLE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 6 Compulsory 2 2 W