After a successful course, the student shall

- show familiarity with different methods of melting and casting steel and cast iron
- display knowledge of how to prepare a charge material for casting

- demonstrate skills of understanding the data from a cooling curve
- demonstrate the ability to perform quality control of cast iron

- demonstrate an understanding of how to add alloying at the preparation of a cast iron alloy.

The course is designed to familiarize students with theoretical/practical contexts for the manufacture of iron and steel castings, the important characteristics of iron-based alloy casting. The students will get familiar with different methods of melting and casting steel and cast iron. The course is also focusing on the quality control methods.

The course includes the following elements:
- Fundamentals of Ferrous Metallurgy.
- Melting technology of Cast Iron.
(Melting furnaces, melting methods, charge optimization,)
- Liquid treatment and Ladle metallurgy.
(Alloying, desulfurization, inoculation, modification.)
- Quality control of the liquid iron
(Chemical analyses, dissolved gas analyses, test of fluidity, cooling curve and volume change analyses).
- Quality control by characterization of cast iron.
(Wedge tests, characterization of cast iron by morphology)
- Elaboration of steel for shape casting
(Melting, charge, de-oxidation and other treatments, control methods)

Lectures and assignments are given entirely online. There may be occasional on-campus activities.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

General entry requirements and passed courses at least 90 credits within the major subject in Mechanical Engineering, 15 credits Mathematics, and completed course in Component Casting, 6 credits (or the equivalent). Proof of English proficiency is required.

Kursen bedöms med betygen 5, 4, 3 eller Underkänd.

Examinationsmoment	Omfattning	Betyg
Examination	3 hp	5/4/3/U

The literature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.