The 3rd Carl R. Loper Conference on
Processing of Metallic Materials through Casting and Solidification
Brașov - ROMANIA
September 22 - 25, 2024
PROGRAM
Organized by
Transilvania University of Brasov (www.unitbv.ro/)
Professor Doru M. Stefanescu
International Journal of Metalcasting (link.springer.com/journal/40962)
Romanian Foundry Technical Association (www.foundry-attr.ro/)
Conference’s Partners:
Hüttenes-Albertus (www.ha-group.com/)
Weiler (emea.weilerabrasives.com)
Lixland (www.lixland.ro)
Heraeus Electro-Nite (www.heraeus-electro-nite.com/en/)
Olteanu-Ignatovici (www.olteanu-ignatovici.ro/)
As Metal (www.asmetal.ro)
Kaolin (www.kaolin.bg/en)
Selca (www.selca.ro)
Saturn (www.saturn-alba.ro/)
Thomas Prucha, Conference Chairman
Editor-in-Chief for The International Journal of Metalcasting (tprucha@sbcglobal.net)
Doru M. Stefanescu, Conference Vice-chairman
The University of Alabama and Ohio State University (stefanescu.1@osu.edu)
Mircea H. Tierean
Professor and President of the University Senate, Transilvania University of Brasov (mtierean@unitbv.ro)
Ion A. Băcanu
Vice-president Romanian Foundry Technical Association (ibacanu@huettenes-albertus.ro)
Daniel Munteanu
Professor and Vice-Rector of Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (danielmunteanu@unitbv.ro)
Alexandru Pascu
Professor and Dean of the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (alexandru.pascu@unitbv.ro)
Radu Ștefănoiu
Professor and Dean of the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania (radu.stefanoiu@upb.ro)
Cătălin Ovidiu Popa
Professor and Dean of the Materials and Environmental Engineering Faculty, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania (catalin.popa@stm.utcluj.ro)
Dorin Todeasa
General Manager S.C. Saturn S.A. Alba Iulia, Romania (dorin_todeasa@saturn-alba.ro)
Arthur Olah
Associated Professor and Head of the Materials Science and Welding Department, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (oart@unitbv.ro)
Liana Sanda Baltes
Professor and Vice-dean of the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (baltes@unitbv.ro)
Tibor Bedo
Associated Professor, Transilvania University of Brasov (bedo.tibor@unitbv.ro)
Aurel Crisan
Professor, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (crisan.a@unitbv.ro)
Iuliana Gheorghita
Lecturer, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (iuliana.gheorghita@unitbv.ro)
Teodor Machedon Pisu
Professor, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (tmache@unitbv.ro)
Ioan Milosan
Professor, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (milosan@unitbv.ro)
Edit Roxana Moldovan
Lecturer, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (edit.moldovan@unitbv.ro)
Mihai Alin Pop
Researcher, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania (alinpma@yahoo.com)
Branko Bauer
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Sarum Boonmee
Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Roberto Boeri
University Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
John Campbell
University of Birmingham, UK
Adrian Catalina
Flow Science, USA
Manuel de Jesus Castro Roman
Cinvestav Saltillo, Mexico
Steve Dawson
SinterCast, UK
Attila Dioszegi
Jonkoping University, Sweden
Marcin Gorny
AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Sung Bin Kim
AnyCasting Software, South Korea
Simon Lekakh
Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
Primoz Mrvar
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Adel Nofal
Casting Technology Dept. - CMRDI, Egypt
Iulian Riposan
National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Roxana Ruxanda
Copeland, USA
Torbjorn Skaland
Elkem, Norway
Ramón Suarez
Azterlan (BRTA), Spain
Harry Tian
GIW Industries, USA
Robert Voigt
Pennsylvania State University, USA
Franco Zanardi
Zanardi Foundry, Italy
Hideyuki Yasuda
Kyoto University, Japan
Conference Venue
Brașov is situated in the central part of the country being considered the second most important town in Romania. Located 160 km from Bucharest (Romania's capital), Brașov is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, being in the middle of the country at the crossroads of the Eastern Carpathian and the Southern Carpathians. Across the mountains to the South and East there are Wallachia and Moldavia, to the West the Banat region and to the North the rolling hills of Northern Transylvania.
The 3rd Carl R. Loper Conference on Processing of Metallic Materials through Casting and Solidification will be held at Sergiu T. Chiriacescu Aula, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str., Brașov, ROMANIA.
Program (Outline)
Sunday, 22.09.2024
18.00: Registration (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
19.00: Welcome cocktail (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
Monday, 23.09.2024
9.00: Registration (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
9.30: Opening ceremony (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
10.15: Plenary lectures I (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
11.30: Coffee break (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
12.00: Plenary lectures II (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
13.00: Lunch (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
14.00: Plenary lectures III (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
15.45: Coffee break (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
16.15: Plenary lectures IV (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
18.15: Dinner (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
Tuesday, 24.09.2024
9.00: Plenary lectures V (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
10.45: Coffee break (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
11.15: Plenary lectures VI (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
12.45: Frugal lunch (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
13.30: Tour: Fascinating Brasov County, Dracula’s Castle and Informal Dinner
Wednesday, 25.09.2024
9.30: Plenary lectures VII (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
10.45: Coffee break (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
11.15: Plenary lectures VIII (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
12.45: Lunch (Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
13.45: Plenary lectures IX (Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.)
19.30: Closing Ceremony and Farewell Dinner (ARO Hotel)
Program (detailed)
Monday, 23.09.2024
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.
9.00: Registration
Main Hall, Brasov, 41A Iuliu Maniu Str.
Opening Ceremony
9.30: Welcome messages
Professor Doru M. Stefanescu, Conference Vice-chairman
Professor Daniel Munteanu, Vice-rector of Transilvania University of Brașov
Dr. Ion A. Băcanu, Romanian Foundry Technical Association, Hüttenes-Albertus group
10.15: Plenary lectures I
Chairperson: Doru M. Stefanescu, University of Alabama and Ohio State University, USA
10.15: K.01. The Foundry Processes. From Art to Science
R. Suárez, G. Zarrabeitia, J. Nieves, A. Zabala, AZTERLAN, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Durango, Bizkaia, Spain
J. Fesch, F. Vilela, AAPICO, Maia, Águeda, Portugal
11.00: L.07. Multiscale Simulation of Directed Energy Deposition for Duplex Stainless Steel
S. Gouttebroze, V. Fachinotti, X. Ren, SINTEF Industry, Oslo, Norway
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov
11.30: Coffee break
Main Hall, Brasov
12.00: Plenary lectures II
Chairperson: John Campbell, University of Birmingham, UK
12.00: L.11. Effect of Centrifugal Casting Parameters on Microstructure of Stainless-Steel Tube
B. Bauer, K. Jurković, University of Zagreb, Croatia
S. Kastelic, P. Mrvar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
12.30: L.12. Characterization of Cast Co-Cr-Mo Alloys for Medical Devices
J.C. Mirza-Rosca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Spain
Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
S. Brito-Garcia, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University, Spain
Aula’s Foyer
13.00: Lunch sponsored by Heraeus Electro-Nite Romania
Main Hall, Brasov
14.00: Plenary lectures III
Chairperson: Hideyuki Yasuda, Kyoto University, Japan
14.00: K.02. Powertrain Trends: The Outlook for Cast Iron
S. Dawson, SinterCast, Sweden
14.45: L.01. Slightly Irregular Spheroidal Graphite - Typical Graphite Morphology for High-Si Ductile Cast Irons
I. Riposan, D.E. Anca, S. Stan, I. Stan, E. Stefan, M. Chisamera, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
15.15: L.06. Microstructure and Wear Behavior of the Ti-alloyed Gray Irons
S. Boonmee, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov
15.45: Coffee break
Main Hall, Brasov
16.15: Plenary lectures IV
Chairperson: Iulian Riposan, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest,
Romania
16.15 L.24. Preliminary Study of High Alloyed Cast Irons with High Entropy Design Concept
H. Tian, KSB GIW Inc. Grovetown, GA, USA
16.45: L.16. Structural Refinement of Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)
A. Nofal, CMRDI, Cairo, Egypt
17.15: L.20. Effect of the Ni Content on Structure and Magnetic Properties of Austenitic Ductile Iron Castings
M. Bork, AGH University of Krakow, Poland
R. Chulist, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
M. Górny, AGH University of Krakow, Poland
17.45: L.21. Austempered Ductile Iron Castings Reinforced with TiC Particles Obtained by SHSB Reaction
J. Marosz, M. Górny, M. Kawalec, AGH University of Krakow, Poland
R. Chulist, Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Kraków, Poland
G. Angella, Research Institute CNR-ICMATE, DSCTM, Milano, Italy
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov
18.15: Dinner
Tuesday, 24.09.2024
Main Hall, Brasov
9.00: Plenary lectures V
Chairperson: Manuel Castro-Román, Cinvestav Saltillo, Mexico
9.00: K.03. Time-resolved X-ray Imaging and Diffractometry of Ferrite-Austenite Transformation Following Ferrite Solidification in Steels
H. Yasuda, Kyoto University, Japan
9.45: L.14. Assessment of Section Sensitivity of 4.2%wt. Si Ductile Iron Based on Tensile Flow Behavior Analysis
G. Angella, Research Institute CNR-ICMATE, Milano, Italy
F. Zanardi, Zanardi Fonderia SpA, Minerbe, Italy
10.15: L.18. Effect of Solidification Time and Carbon Content on Microstructure, Thermal Conductivity and UTS of Lamellar Graphite Iron
V. Fourlakidis, B. Domeij, Jönköping University, Sweden
J. Eriksson, Volvo Technology AB, Sweden
A. Diószegi, Jönköping University, Sweden
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov
10.45: Coffee break
Main Hall, Brasov
11.15: Plenary lectures VI
Chairperson: Marcin Górny, AGH University of Krakow, Poland
11.15: L.22. Laboratory Production and Characterization of Composed Foam Casts Made of Biodegradable Zn Alloy and NaCl Salt
P. Mrvar, M. Petrič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
S. Kastelic, TC-Livarstvo, Ljubljana, Slovenia
H. Palkowski, TU Clausthal, Germany
11.45: L.02. Cast Structures and Their Susceptibility to Failure
R. Ruxanda, Copeland, Sidney, USA
12.15: L.23. Comparative Study of the Metallurgical Quality, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Primary and Secondary AlSi7Mg(Fe) Aluminium Alloys
A. Baquedano, R. Suarez, I. Lizarralde, E. Barbarias, S. Orden, AZTERLAN, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Durango, Bizkaia, Spain
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov
12.45: Frugal lunch
Bran & Poiana Brasov
13.30: Tour: Fascinating Brasov County, Dracula’s Castle (Bran)
Informal Dinner sponsored by Lixland Romania (Poiana Brasov)
Wednesday, 25.09.2024
Main Hall, Brasov
9.30: Plenary lectures VII
Chairperson: Giuliano Angella, Research Institute CNR-ICMATE, Milano, Italy
9.30: K.04. Graphite Nucleation on Silicate Phases
T. Skaland, Elkem Silicon Products, Kristiansand, Norway
L. Michels, Elkem Silicon Products, Kristiansand, Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
10.15: L.19. Preventing Graphite Degeneration with Fluorine-Free Feeders
M. Pesci, HA Italia, Vicenza, IT
Aula’s Foyer
10.45: Coffee break
Main Hall, Brasov
11.15: Plenary lectures VIII
Chairperson: Primož Mrvar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
11.15: L.13. Effect of Niobium Content and the Inoculation on the Microstructure and the Thermal Analysis of a Hypoeutectic Cast Iron
D.E. Facundo-Flores, L.F. de Santiago-Mendez, M. Castro-Román, M. Herrera-Trejo, Cinvestav Saltillo, Saltillo, Mexico
11.45: L.10. Thermal Analysis – Yesterday and Today
A. Udroiu, Metallurgical Quality Assistant, Italy
D.M. Stefanescu, University of Alabama and Ohio State University, USA
12.15: L.17. The Use of Thermal Analysis for Generation of Fraction Solid Evolution in Al-Si alloys
E.S. Kweon, D.H. Roh, AnyCasting Software Co., Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea
D.M. Stefanescu, University of Alabama and Ohio State University, USA
Aula’s Foyer, Brasov
12.45: Lunch
Main Hall, Brasov
13.45: Plenary lectures IX
Chairperson: Branko Bauer, University of Zagreb, Croatia
13.45: L.08. Modelling of Ferro-Silicon-Magnesium dissolution in iron melt
S. Gouttebroze, A. Marthinsen, SINTEF Industry, Oslo, Norway
14.15: K.05. The Fracture of Metal Castings
J. Campbell, University of Birmingham, UK
ARO Hotel
19.30: Closing Ceremony and Farewell Dinner