Measurement and Control in Liquid Metal Processing : Proceedings 4th Workshop Held in Conjunction with the 53rd International Foundry Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 10, 1986

Proceedings 4th Workshop held in conjunction with the 53rd International Foundry Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, September 10, 1986 Front Matter....Pages I-X Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Temperature Measurements....Pages 3-9 Determination of the Quantity of Liquid Metal Delivered to the Mold....Pages 11-19 Control of Structure in Aluminium Alloys by Thermal Analysis....Pages 21-38 Thermal Analysis in Ferrous Foundries....Pages 39-52 Microstructural Control by Electrical Resistivity of Strontium Modified Alloys....Pages 53-74 Rapid Determination of Oxygen and Oxides in Fe-C Alloys....Pages 75-80 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 New Ways of Running Crucible Induction Furnaces....Pages 83-91 Relationship between Furnace Impedance and Diameter....Pages 93-97 Thermal Aspects of Mold Filling....Pages 99-106 Refining of Melts by Filtration. A Water Model Study....Pages 107-115 3D Visualization of Foundry Molds Filling....Pages 117-127 Optimal Gating for Thin-Wall Parts....Pages 129-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 Trends in Molten Metal Process Automation Techniques....Pages 145-159 Automation of an Induction Meltingshop at Brebach....Pages 161-170 Automatic Metal Stream Inoculation....Pages 171-189 Illustration of Automation in Metal Processing at Carmagnola Plant....Pages 191-196 Front Matter....Pages 197-197 A Summary of the Discussions....Pages 199-204