Precision Casting Technology (FSI-PSL)

Academic year 2025/2026
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Milan Horáček, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚST all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
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Course contents:

Basic survey of foundry technologies, resulting in "Net_Sape" final castings.
The course provides students with basic knowledge of the individual phases of the casting processes and also gives a chance of comparing different manufacturing methods used.
This course is focused primarily to the less "conventional" technologies such as investment casting, lost foam process,  etc.
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Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Survey of "As Cast" or  "Net-Shape" casting technologies


2. Castings manufacture in ceramic moulds using permanent patterns - by pressing and Shaw method


3. Castings manufacture in ceramic moulds using non-permanent wax patterns (Investment Casting)


4.Casting design optimization (topology optimization, generative design)


5. IC waxes overview + Wax testing methods


6. Wax Pattern Tree creation


7. Shell mould creation (ceramic slurry, ceramic materials stucco + flour materials, properties)


8. Testing of shell materials properties


9. De-waxing and shell firing


10.Melting and pouring


11. Automatization and robots for IC processes 


12. Casting and shell defects evaluation NDT + properties testing


13. Lost Foam Technology
    Laboratory exercise 1.-13. Practical laboratory exercises (demonstrations, calculations, excursions)
focused on the 13 thematic topics given in the lectures.
Literature - fundamental:
1. Beeley,P.-Smart,R.:"Investment casting",Cambridge,1995
2. Metals Handbook-V.15 Casting,ASM,1988
3. Beeley,P.:"Foundry Technology",Oxford,2001
4. THOMAS-SADOWSKI, Susan. Basic principles of gating & risering. 2nd ed. Schaumburg, Ill.: American Foundry Society, c2008. ISBN 978-0-87433-315-2.
5. STEFANESCU, Doru Michael. Science and engineering of casting solidification. 2nd ed. New York: Springer, 2009. ISBN 978-0-387-74609-8.
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 5 Compulsory 2 2 W