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Technical program.


(Information appears as listed on the Metalcasting Congress web site as of February 23)

Hoyt Memorial Lecture

Friday, April 12 10:15 AM

Room: Franklin Been There Done That, Now What? (06-081) Thomas H. Davies

ALUMINUM

Thursday, April 20

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware B Failure Analysis Of A Cast A380 Aluminum Alloy Casting Using A Microstructurally Based Fatigue Model (06-018)

Sponsored Research: Effect Of Tin On The Mechanical Properties Of Aluminum 319 Alloy (06-118)

Characteristics Of Fatigue Fractures In Al-Si Cast Components (06-122)

10:15 AM

Primary Silicon Crystals And Flow Stoppage In Hypereutectic hy·per·eu·tec·tic  
adj.
Having the minor component present in a larger amount than in the eutectic composition of the same components.
 Al-Si Alloys (06-016)

Chemistry / Property Relationships In AA 206 Alloys (06-029) Investigation Of Iron And Copper Intermetallics In 356 Aluminum Alloy And In Al-7% Si Binar Alloy By An In-situ Thermal Analysis Thermal analysis is a branch of materials science where the properties of materials are studied as they change with temperature. Techniques include:
  • Differential scanning calorimetry
  • Dynamic mechanical analysis
  • Thermomechanical analysis
 Probe (06-087)

2:00 PM

Influence Of Gas Fluxing With Argon-Hydrogen Mixture And Grain Refinement Grain refinement is a set of techniques used in metallurgy to ensure that the crystallites (grains) that make up a metallic object are sufficiently small, so as to increase its strength.  On Feeding Behavior Of AlSi7Mg In Gravity Sand Casting Casting is the process of production of objects by pouring molten material into a cavity called a mold which is the negative, or mirror image of the object, and allowing it to cool and solidify.  (06-033)

Sponsored Research: Heat Treatment Of Natural Aging Aluminum Casting Alloys (06-086)

Impact Of The Seed Processing Parameters On The Microstructure mi·cro·struc·ture  
n.
The structure of an organism or object as revealed through microscopic examination.


microstructure
Noun

a structure on a microscopic scale, such as that of a metal or a cell
 And Resulting Mechanical Properties OfA356 Alloy Castings (06-125)

3:45 PM

Experimental Correlation Between Metallurgical Parameters And Hardness In Heat-treated 319 Alloys: A Quantitative Study Using Factorial factorial

For any whole number, the product of all the counting numbers up to and including itself. It is indicated with an exclamation point: 4! (read “four factorial”) is 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 = 24.
 Analysis (06-014)

Sponsored Research: The Determination Of Accurate Heat Transfer Coefficient The heat transfer coefficient is used in calculating the convection heat transfer between a moving fluid and a solid in thermodynamics. The heat transfer coefficient is often calculated from the Nusselt number (a dimensionless number).  Data For

Permanent Mold Aluminum Alloy Casting--The Results Of An AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System.

AFS - Andrew File System
 Research Project (06-028)

Sponsored Research: Cast Aluminum Short-fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites: Properties And Fiber Orientation (06-085)

Friday, April 21

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware B Microstructural Characterization Of Inclusions In Al-6%Si Cast Alloy Measured By The LiMCA II Technique (06-006)

A New Look At Aluminum Filtration And Metal Flow (06-066)

CAST IRON

Tuesday, April 18

2:00 PM

Room: Delaware A Sponsored Research: High-Chrome White Irons Incorporating Ultra-hard Carbide-forming Elements For Improved Wear-Resistance (06-097)

Welding Ductile Iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies.  To Steel: A Reality (06-102)

Effect Of Pouring Temperature And Composition On Shrinkage Cavity In Spheroidal spheroidal /sphe·roi·dal/ (sfer-oi´d'l) resembling a sphere.

spheroidal

resembling a sphere.
 Graphite Cast Iron (06-084)

3:45 PM

Panel: 2005 Inoculation inoculation, in medicine, introduction of a preparation into the tissues or fluids of the body for the purpose of preventing or curing certain diseases. The preparation is usually a weakened culture of the agent causing the disease, as in vaccination against  Conference Highlights (06-153)

Wednesday, April 19

10:15 AM

Room: Delaware A Honorary Lecture: The Wonder Of Cast Iron--From An Art To An Engineering Marvel! (06-155)

Thursday, April 20

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware A Sponsored Research: Quantification Of Shot Blast Cleaning blast cleaning: see sandblast.  Effects On Cast Iron As Cast Surfaces (06-020)

Sponsored Research: Composition Effects On Age Strengthening Of Gray Iron (06-047)

10:15 AM

Oxygen Activity In Cast Iron Measured In Induction Furnace An induction furnace is an electrical furnace in which the heat is applied by induction heating of a conductive medium (usually a metal) in a crucible around which water-cooled magnetic coils are wound.  At Variable Temperature (06-115)

Beneficial Remnant Effect Of High Purity Pig Iron In Industrial Production Of Ductile Iron (06-116)

Prediction Of Chilling Tendency, Graphite Types And Mechanical Properties In Cast Iron, Using Three Cups Thermal Analysis (06-083)

2:00 PM

Evaluation Of Fatigue Strengths Of Continuously Cast Ductile Irons With Predominantly Ferritic Matrix (06-011)

Effect Of Silicon Content And Wall Thickness On The Properties Of Austempered Ductile Irons (06-103)

On The Thermal Stability Of Ausferrite In Austempered Gray Iron Components For Long Exposure High-Temperature Applications (06-108)

3:45 PM

Panel: Use Of Image Analysis For Gray Iron Micrustructure Control (06-136)

COPPER ALLOY

Tuesday, April 18

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware C Panel: Low Lead Copper Alloy Development--Part I (06-146)

10:15 AM

Panel: Copper Alloy Melting (06-145)

2:00 PM

Panel: Low Lead Copper Alloy Development--Part II (06-147)

DIE CASTING

Tuesday, April 18

8:30 AM

Process Technology 1 Room: Union B Progress In Development Of Thin Section Zinc Die Casting Technology

Melting Efficiency And Molten Metal Quality Evaluation In Die Casting Operations

NADCA NADCA National Air Duct Cleaners Association
NADCA North American Die Casting Association
NADCA National Aboriginal Dance Council Australia
NADCA National Animal Damage Control Association
NADCA North American Draft Cross Association, Inc
 Energy Assessment Tools

10:15 AM

Process Control & Monitoring Keynote Presentation Success Stories Panel Discussion

2:00 PM

Cast Materials 1 The Significance Of The Die Cast Skin Pertaining To The Fatigue Properties Of ADC (1) See A/D converter.

(2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable.
12 Aluminum Alloy Die Castings

Innovations In Marine Propeller Technology: High Ductility Mercalloy 366 Alloy

Fatigue Properties Of Die Cast Zinc Alloys

3:45 PM

Die Materials & Surface Treatment Influence Of Hardness On The Thermal Fatigue Properties And Toughness Of Premium Grade H13 Die Steel

Towards A 'Smart' Die Coating

In-Situ Measurements Of Heat Flux During Lubricant Spray Application In Die Casting

Wednesday, April 19

8:30 AM

Room: Union B Keynote Presentation Success Stories Panel Discussion

Process Technology 2 Room: Union C Cavity Pressure In Squeeze Casting Of Magnesium Alloys

Vacuum Die Casting Technology For Automotive Components

10:15 AM

Room: Union B Cast Materials 2 Updated Performance Data On Modern Surface Finishes For Zinc Die Castings

Die Coatings & Surface Treatments Keynote Presentation Success Stories Panel Discussion

11:15 AM

Room: Union C

AFS/NADCA Joint Presentation An Introduction to DLA DLA

dog leukocyte antigen.
 Business Opportunities

Thursday, April 20 SSM SSM
abbr.
surface-to-surface missile
 & Squeeze Casting

8:30 AM

Room: Union B Keynote Presentation Success Stories Panel Discussion

10:15 AM

SSM Mechanical Performance Of Slurry-on-Demand Cast Brackets

A Rheocasting Route: SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC.  + CRP C-reactive protein (CRP)
A protein present in blood serum in various abnormal states, like inflammation.

Mentioned in: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

CRP,
n.pr See C-reactive protein.
, A Marriage of Unique Processes

Optimization Of Commercial Alloys For Semi-Solid Processing

2:00 PM

Computer Modeling Keynote Presentation Success Stories Panel Discussion

3:45 PM

Simulation A Model To Predict Tie Bar Load Imbalance

Improvement Of Casting Simulation Efficiency By Mesh Coarsening

Evaluation Of Flow In Die Casting Using High Speed Radiography radiography: see X ray.  

ENGINEERING

Tuesday, April 18

10:15 AM

Room: Delaware D Integration Of Advanced Simulation Techniques With Process Development In The Modern Foundry (06-032)

Simulation Of Core Gas Production During Mold Fill (06-138)

CFD CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics  Simulations In Magnesium Fluidized Bed Heat Treatment Process (06-126)

2:00 PM

Panel: Cost Reduction On A Limited Budget (06-144)

3:45 PM

Panel: Getting The Money Needed For Improvement (06-139)

Wednesday, April 19

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware D Panel: Simulation Of Heat Treatment And Thermal Stress (06-151)

10:15 AM

Engineering/Environmental, Health And Safety (Joint Session) Panel: MACT MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MACT Maximum Available Control Technology
MACT Men of All Colors Together
MACT Minnesota Association of Community Theatres
MACT Maulana Azad College of Technology (Bhopal, India) 
 Compliance, Environmental Equipment (Do's, Don'ts And Now Is The Time) (06-133)

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Thursday, April 20

8:30 AM

Environmental, Health And Safety Room: Delaware D Panel: Environmental Hot Topics (06-148)

10:15 AM

CERP CERP Continuing Education Recognition Points
CERP Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (United States Army Corp of Engineers; South Florida Water Management District, and other Florida state agencies) 
 Organic HAP HAP. An old word which signifies to catch; as, "to hap the rent," to hap the deed poll." Techn. Dict. h.t.  Emission Measurements For Iron Foundries And Their Use In Development Of An AFS HAP Guidance Document (06-031)

An Integrated Ventilation Program For Air Quality Improvement In Die Casting--A Case History (06-150)

Friday, April 21

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware C Panel: Beneficial Reuse Of Foundry Sand: Important Updates To Move More Sand (06-152)

HUMAN RESOURCES

Tuesday, April 18

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware D Taking Control Of Your Healthcare Costs (06-156)

LOST FOAM

Tuesday, April 18 10:15 AM

Room: Union C Sponsored Research: A Pattern Decomposition Model For Lost Foam Casting Of Aluminum: Part I--Contact Mode (06-012)

Sponsored Research: A Pattern Decomposition Model For Lost Foam Casting Of Aluminum: Part II--Gap Mode (06-013)

New Pattern Coating For Improved Metal Fill In Low-Pressure Lost Foam Aluminum Castings (06-021)

2:00 PM

The Effects Of Coating On Heat Transfer In Lost Foam Aluminum Process (06-030)

Analyzing Fill Gun Transient Activity During Expanded Polystyrene Pattern Fill Operations (06-043)

Measurement System For A Study Of Mold Filling In Low-Pressure Lost Foam Casting (06-060)

3:45 PM

New Brominated Additives For Expanded Polystyrene Patterns To Reduce Fold Defects In Lost Foam Aluminum Castings (06-022)

Sponsored Research: Monitoring Metal Fill In Lost Foam Casting Process (06-036)

Effect Of Vacuum And Selected LFC LFC Liverpool Football Club
LFC Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL)
LFC Level of Free Convection (meteorology)
LFC Large Format Camera
LFC Load Frequency Control
 Process Parameters On Mold Filling Of AZ91E Castings: Part I--Casting Quality (06-038)

MAGNESIUM

Wednesday, Apri1 19

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware B Sponsored Research: Structural Cast Magnesium Engine Cradle (06-127)

Magnesium Casting Process Development: Pouring Engine Cradle By Semi-Permanent Mold Casting--Phase II (06-178)

Sponsored Research: The Road To 2020: Overview Of The Magnesium Casting Industry Technology Roadmap (06-169)

10:15 AM

Permanent Mold Casting Of Magnesium AZ91E Vs Aluminum A356 (06-010)

Sponsored Research: Lost Foam Casting Of Magnesium Alloys AZ91D And AM50 (06-079)

Sponsored Research: Reconstruction, Visualization, And Characterization Of Three Dimensional Microstructure Of High Pressure Die Cast A44 Magnesium Alloy (06-088)

MARKETING

Friday, April 21

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware A A Fresh Approach To Foundry Costing (06-109)

The U.S. Aluminum Foundry Industry Market Size, Overview, And Factors Of Competition (06-134)

An Overview Of The Chinese Metal Casting Market (06-073)

Tuesday, April 18

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware B Panel: Channel Furnace Operation Panel (06-142)

Panel: Melting Loose Borings In Coreless Furnaces (06-143)

10:15 AM

Panel: Reducing Costs In Coreless Induction Furnaces (06-114)

2:00 PM

A New Theory For Aluminum-Induced Gas Defects In Iron Castings And Potential Solutions (06-072)

Panel: 8-FCupola Committee Operator's

Panel (06-141)

MOLDING METHODS & MATERIALS

Wednesday, April 19

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware C Color Change Refractory Coating Technology As A Quality Control Tool (06-070)

Five Minute Loi Test (06-124)

Evaluation Of Compressive Strength Of Foundry Sand Grain To Which Adhered Binder (06-045)

10:15 AM

Operator Panel: Phase I: A Study Of Gray Iron Casting Quality When Using Baume' As The Coating Control Test (06-131)

A Chromite chromite (krō`mīt), dark brown to black mineral. It is an iron-chromium oxide, FeCr2O4, with traces of magnesium and aluminum.  Sand, Mined, Processed And Marketed In The U.S.A. Offers Unique Advantages To The Foundry Industry (06-049)

Thursday, April 20

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware C Sponsored Research: Prediction Of Alloy Shrinkage Factors For The Investment Casting Process (06-004)

Integrating Numerical Modeling Into Golf Putter Design Of Investment Casting Process (06-050)

10:15 AM

Using "Gate Extensions" To Produce Thin-Wall Castings (06-068)

Effects Of Mold And Binder Formulations On Gas Evolution When Pouring Aluminum Castings (06-130)

2:00 PM

Silver Anniversary: Test Casting Evaluation Of Chemical Binder Systems (06-001)

Phenolic phe·no·lic
adj.
Of, relating to, containing, or derived from phenol.

n.
Any of various synthetic thermosetting resins, obtained by the reaction of phenols with simple aldehydes and used as adhesives.
 Urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´),
n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans.
 Cold Box Binders--Using DFSS DFSS Design For Six Sigma
DFSS Defence Force School of Signals (Australian Defence Force)
DFSS Decision Frontier Solutions Suite (Informix)
DFSS Dielectric Frequency Selective Surface
 To Evaluate Core Making Needs For The Global Market (06-069)

3:45 PM

Characterization Of Investment Casting Slurry Ingredients (06-132)

CAP Process Combined With Investment Casting (06-019)

PATTERN & FOUNDRY TOOLING

Tuesday, April 18

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware A Digital And Patternless Production Of Sand Cast Molds And Cores (06-171)

An Overview Of The Z Corp Patternless Casting Process (06-172)

3:45 PM

Room: Delaware B The Clinkenbeard Process--Machining Sand Molds For Low Volume Production (06-173)

The Use Of Direct Investment Casting Patterns Changes The Economics Of Low Volume Casting (06-174)

Robotic Foundry Tooling Manufacturing (06-059)

STEEL

Thursday, April 20

2:00 PM

Room: Delaware D Panel: Investment Opportunities In Steel Foundry Technology (06-135)

3:45 PM

Panel: Case Studies On Analysis Of Casting Defects In Steel Castings (06-140)

Friday, April 21

8:30 AM

Room: Delaware D An Investigation Of The Causes That Lead To Burn-in/Burn-on In Heavy Section Steel Castings (06-035)

Sponsored Research: Clean Steel Casting Production: Evaluation Of Laboratory Castings (06-096)

Implementation Of Six Sigma Tools In Steel Foundries (06-113)
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