Component Casting 7.5 credits

The course intends to give the student basic knowledge and in-depth knowledge of component production of cast metallic materials, including castings design, material properties and manufacturing processes. In the course a technical scientific approach is used to both a systematic approach and a mathematical language to be able to analyze and evaluate solutions and associated problems. The course contains the following: - Manufacture of components by casting - Applications of heat transfer; including heat conduction, convection and heat radiation for calculation of solidification and feeding - Applications of fluid flow, Bernoulli's equation, continuity equation, lamellar and turbulent flow - Cast materials, solidification, microstructure and properties - In depth understanding of phase diagrams - The relationship between casting process, microstructure and properties of cast alloys - Shrinkage and gas porosity formation - Rules of thumb for castings design and materials selection - Introduction to computer simulation of the casting process