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The 14th International Symposium on Superalloys

The 14th International Symposium on Superalloys
(Superalloys 2021)

September 13–16, 2021 • Virtual Event

Technical Program

Final Program

Technical Scope

The 14th International Symposium on Superalloys aims to highlight technologies for lifecycle improvement of superalloys. In recent years, the superalloys community has benefited greatly from advances in the development of property models, computational tools, processing methods, and innovative characterization techniques that have contributed to and improved the processing and performance of existing materials while accelerating the development of new alloys.

In addition to the traditional focus areas of alloy development, processing, mechanical behavior, coatings, and environmental effects, the Superalloys symposium invites papers from academia, supply chain, and product-user members of the superalloys community that highlight technologies that contribute to improving the manufacturability, affordability, life prediction, and performance of superalloys.

As the latest installment of one the most established and impactful conference series on superalloys, Superalloys 2021 will showcase some of the leading names in the field as presenters, with papers carefully and stringently curated to ensure the highest quality programming. A goal of the meeting is facilitate collaborations among academia, producers, and users, with ample opportunities for networking and informal discussion.

Pre-conference Short Course

A Review of Vacuum Precision Investment Casting

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT

This course will provide a review of the investment casting process for superalloys. The instructors will begin with an overview for those new to the topic and will cover more advanced topics on process control, solidification and defects later in the session. The focus will be on production-oriented vacuum investment casting furnaces and the casting process itself. Wax pattern and ceramic shell making will be discussed for context.

Major topics will be:

  • Introduction to the investment casting process
  • Production furnace basic configuration and main components
  • Vacuum precision investment casting (VPIC) process steps
  • Common VPIC defects, causes, and remedies

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the state-of-the-art Vacuum Precision Investment Casting (VPIC) equipment, the VPIC process and how it is controlled, as well as an overview of common defects and their causes.

Instructors

Andrew Elliott
Vice President Technology, Consarc Corporation

Andrew (Drew) Elliott manages a global team of material and process experts who provide technical support for vacuum and controlled atmosphere melting and processing. Processes include, but are not limited to, vacuum induction melting (VIM), vacuum precision investment casting (VPIC), induction skull melting (ISM), vacuum inert gas atomization (VIGA), electroslag remelting (ESR), and vacuum arc remelting (VAR). He has over 20 years of research and production experience with superalloys, specialty steels, refractory materials (titanium, etc.), and other special materials supporting aerospace, power generation, and transportation industries. He earned a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Additionally, he is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has numerous publications, patents, and awards related to materials and processing methods.

Iñaki Vicario
Casting Technology Specialist, Consarc Engineering

Iñaki Vicario is the casting technology specialist of Consarc Engineering and belongs to the Technology Group of Consarc dealing with technical developments, and customer technical support. He has almost 13 years of experience in the aerospace industry, specifically in investment casting technology as a foundry process owner. He also has deep experience in other metallurgical processes, such as vacuum heat treatment (10 years of experience in AMS 2750), VIM process for Ni based alloy manufacturing, HIP, and gas phase aluminizing. Vicario has a bachelor’s degree from the University of the Basque Country in Industrial Engineering, specialized in Manufacturing Technologies.

Abstract Submissions

Abstract submissions are now closed.

If you have any questions regarding the abstract submission process, send an e-mail to TMS programming staff.

View past meeting programs for examples of abstracts and technical topics presented at this symposium:

You can also view the Superalloys Conference Proceedings Archive—a free resource that offers an online collection of more than 1,000 technical articles from Superalloys conferences dating back to 1968.

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