Sunday 12 may

18:00

Registration

“Come Together Dinner”

Monday 13 May
08:00 - 09:30

Introduction to the Science and Engineering of Cast Iron. (story, basic solidification and microstructures, thermodynamics) Doru Stefanescu

Coffee

10:00 - 11:45

Fundamentals of the Solidification and Metallurgy of Cast Iron. (advanced solidification, liquid treatment, melt control) Doru Stefanescu

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:45

Molding materials & technologies at production of cast iron alloys. Jôzsef Tamás Svidró

14:45 - 15:15

Coffee

15:15 - 17:00

Macro and Microstructure formations in Cast Irons. Attila Diószegi and Jôzsef Tamás Svidró


Tuesday 14 May

08:00 - 09:30

Graphite formation mechanisms in Cast Iron (lamellar to nodular morphology, degeneration of graphite). Jacques Lacaze

Coffee

10:00 - 11:45

Metallography (etching) and stereology (morphology analyses) of cast iron. Attila Diószegi and Juan-Carlos Hernando

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:45

Surface quality penetration, casting skin. Doru Stefanescu

14:45 - 15:15

Coffee

15:15 - 17:00

Volume change related defect formation (Shrinkage porosities/metal expansion penetration). Attila Diószegi

18:00

Dinner - Iron Goulash at JU-Cast

Wednesday 15 May

08:00 - 09:30

Stable and metastable eutectoid transformations. Jacques Lacaze

Coffee

10:00 - 11:45

Heat treatment of cast irons part I. Roberto Boeri

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 17:00

Heat treatment of cast irons part II. Roberto Boeri

18:00

Thermo-physical properties of cast iron. Taishi Matsushita

Thursday 16 May

08:00 - 09:30

Static Thermo-Mechanical properties of cast iron. Ingvar L Svensson

Coffee

10:00 - 11:45

Dynamic Thermo-Mechanical properties (Fatigue) of cast iron.
Lucian Vasile Diaconu

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:45

Machining, wear properties and after treatment of casting
Rohollah Ghasemi

14:45 - 15:15

Coffee

15:15 - 17:00

Modelling and simulation of cast iron solidification and structure
Doru Stefanescu

18:00

Visit at Husqvarna Industrial Museum / Dinner

Friday 17 May

08:00 - 09:30

Inverse Modelling and validation of cast iron simulation.
Attila Diószegi

Coffee

10:00 - 11:45

Casting simulation chain and connection to FEM. Jacob Olofsson

11:45 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:45

Development trends and the future of Cast iron. Steve Dowson

14:45 - 15:15

Coffee