Foundry

The scientific and research activities of the Foundry Engineering Team are currently carried out in the following fields:

• moulding materials,

• metallurgy of foundry processes,

• mechanization and automation of foundry processes,

• production of modern casting materials and alloys,

• production of composite materials,

• application of microwave heating in technological processes.

The main focus of the current research includes studies on:

• obtaining medium-nickel austenitic cast iron and high-chromium cast iron with silicon addition, resistant to abrasive wear,

• manufacturing Al and Cu alloy composites reinforced with ceramic particles and fibers, used in the construction of locally reinforced machine and equipment components,

• cast composite materials reinforced with ceramic fibers and graphite in the form of fibers or particles,

• production of multicomponent powders as semi-finished products for the fabrication of final composite materials,

• heat and plastic treatment of composite materials,

• application of microwave heating in drying or hardening processes of moulding and core sands,

• combustion synthesis activated in a microwave field,

• application of microwave heating in the utilization of industrial waste, particularly asbestos-containing products.