TMS Aluminum Cast Shop Science & Technology Course (Cast Shop 17)

November 6–10, 2017 • Crowne Plaza London-Heathrow • London, United Kingdom

The 2017 daily course agenda is now available. Download the PDF now for a look at topics that will be covered during this program.

Course Curriculum

Attendees will leave this course with increased skills to reduce costs, scrap defects, improve casting quality, and increase cast house throughput while maintaining safety and environmentally friendly performance. The course schedule will include the following lecture topics:

Cast Shop Safety

Liquid Preparation

Primary Metal Supply
Scrap Melting
Furnace Technology
Melt Refining (Degassing, Fluxing, Filtration, Inclusion Removal and Control)
Dross Generation and Metal Recovery
Alloying
Grain Refinement

Chain Conveyor Ingot Process

Continuous Casting Processes

Twin Roll Casting
Belt Casters
Properzi Casting

Science and Practice of Homogenization of Extrusion Billets and Rolling Slabs, Including Defects

Direct Chill (DC) Casting

Different Products (Rolling Slab, Extrusion Billet, etc.)
Differing Mold Technologies
Water Cooling
Macrosegregation
Hot and Cold Cracking and Other Defects
Product Shape Control
Variants such as Electromagnetic Casting
Horizontal Direct Chill Casting
Heat Flow
Mathematical Modeling
Equipment Engineering

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For More Information

For more information about this meeting, please complete the meeting inquiry form or contact:

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