MS01 | ||
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Dermot Brabazon | Dublin City University | Dermot.Brabazon@dcu.ie |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Antonello Astarita | University of Naples | antonello.astarita@unina.it |
| Fabienne Delaunois | University of Mons | Fabienne.DELAUNOIS@umons.ac.be |
| Paola Serena Ginestra | University of Brescia | paola.ginestra@unibs.it |
| Sylvain Lavernhe | Université Paris-Saclay | sylvain.lavernhe@ens-paris-saclay.fr |
| Anne Mertens | University of Liege | Anne.Mertens@uliege.be |
| Nikolaos Michailidis | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | nmichail@auth.gr |
| Sumsun Naher | City University London | Sumsun.Naher.1@city.ac.uk |
| Mariangela Quarto | University of Bergamo | mariangela.quarto@unibg.it |
| Description | ||
| The aim of this mini-symposium is to discuss the optimisation, capabilities and development within Additive Manufacturing. The pre-process, in-situ process, and post process aspects of additive manufacturing are important to characterise and understand well how these impact on the final produced part properties. Experimental, fundamental modelling and data analytic developments in relation to additive manufacturing are considered within this mini-symposium. Characterisation of aspects of additive manufacturing production quality will be discussed within this mini-symposium. | ||
MS02 | ||
COMPOSITES FORMING PROCESSES | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Luise Kärger | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | luise.kaerger@kit.edu |
| Pierpaolo Carlone | University of Salerno | pcarlone@unisa.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Remko Akkerman | University of Twente | r.akkerman@utwente.nl |
| Wouter Grouve | University of Twente | w.j.b.grouve@utwente.nl |
| Dmitry Ivanov | University of Bristol | dmitry.Ivanov@bristol.ac.uk |
| Stepan Lomov | KU Leuven | stepan.lomov@kuleuven.be |
| James A. Sherwood | University of Massachusetts | james_sherwood@uml.edu |
| Emmanuelle Vidal Salle | INSA Lyon | emmanuelle.vidal-salle@insa-lyon.fr |
| Description | ||
| High-level applications of composite materials at affordable development and manufacturing costs create significant demand for scientific knowledge and computational tools for composite manufacturing. The mechanical behavior of composite parts in service is dominated by fiber orientation and density, which in turn, are determined by the forming process. Hence, predicting in-service performance requires full understanding and, preferably, prediction of the complex material behavior during manufacturing. Since 2001, an annual “Composite forming processes” mini symposium gathers researchers from Europe, and also from USA, Asia and Australia, who present their works and exchange ideas in the field of composites forming. The ESAFORM conference became a privileged place for this subject. Experimental and numerical “benchmarks” are set up and discussed within the composites forming mini symposia. The topics of the sessions concern: Material characterization; Constitutive laws; Contact and friction; Forming simulations; Multiscale analyses; Textile forming, Thermoforming; Resin injection; Compression Molding; Fiber suspensions; Natural fibers; Additive manufacturing of composites; Benchmark efforts. | ||
MS03 | ||
EXTRUSION AND DRAWING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Donati Lorenzo | University of Bologna | l.donati@unibo.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Riccardo Pelaccia | University of Modena and Reggio Emilia | riccardo.pelaccia@unimore.it |
| Noomane Ben Khalifa | Leuphana University Lüneburg | ben_khalifa@leuphana.de |
| Marco Negozio | University of Parma | marco.negozio@unipr.it |
| Description | ||
| Contributions that cover all aspects of the technologies of extrusion and wire/bar drawing of metals are welcome to this mini-symposium. Papers could cover (but not limited to) aspects like: experimental and theoretical work on the mechanics and the metallurgical aspects of the technologies, all type of metals and alloys, process variants, FE-analysis based paper with experimental validation to calculate and foresee forming parameters as well as process defects or the resulting microstructure and the mechanical properties of the products. Analysis of defect onset, process windows, and process optimization, as well as technological or product testing, are topics related to this mini-symposium. | ||
MS04 | ||
FORGING AND ROLLING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Behrens, Bernd-Arno | Leibniz Universität Hannover, IFUM | behrens@ifum.uni-hannover.de |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Sebastian Härtel | BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Fachgebiet Hybride Fertigung | Sebastian.haertel@b-tu.de |
| Hinnerk Hagenah | FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Fertigungstechnologie | Hinnerk.hagenah@fau.de |
| Alexander Brosius | TU Dresden, Institut für Fertigungstechnik | Alexander.brosius@tu-dresden.de |
| Junhe Lian | RWTH Aachen, Lehrstuhl für Umformtechnologien und Institut für Bildsame Formgebung | junhe.lian@ibf.rwth-aachen.de |
| Wolfram Volk | TU München, Lehrstuhl für Umformtechnik und Gießereiwesen | Wolfram.volk@utg.de |
| Malte Stonis | Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH | stonis@iph-hannover.de |
| Description | ||
| Topics covered by this mini-symposium include but are not limited to: Development of new and optimization of existing forming and rolling processes; Mathematical description and parameterisation of flow, damage and fracture behaviour of new workpiece and tool materials; Mathematical description and parameterisation of friction, heat transfer and wear in forging and rolling; Development of numerical methods, formulations and algorithms for simulation of forging and rolling processes; Validation of simulation models on industrial examples; Computer-aided process control. Furthermore, the results of the Collaborative Research Center 1153 on Tailored Forming are presented. | ||
MS05 | ||
FORMABILITY OF METALLIC MATERIALS | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Gabriela Vincze | University of Aveiro | gvincze@ua.pt |
| Takayuki Hama | Kyoto University | hama.takayuki.4s@kyoto-u.ac.jp |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Holger Aretz | Speira | Holger.Aretz@speira.com |
| Marilena Vincze | University of Aveiro | cbutuc@ua.pt |
| Sam Coppieters | KU Leuven | sam.coppieters@kuleuven.be |
| Sandrine Thuillier | Université Bretagne Sud | sandrine.thuillier@univ-ubs.fr |
| Yannis P. Korkolis | Technical University Dortmund | Yannis.Korkolis@iul.tu-dortmund.de |
| Description | ||
| The aim of this mini-symposium is to discuss the formability of metallic materials. Namely, their ability to undergo plastic deformation and result in products with minimum damage and defects. Limiting mechanisms are not restricted to plastic flow localization, fracture and spring back, which are only a few examples under consideration. Contributions based on experimental, theoretical and numerical approaches and leading to a better understanding of the relationship between material properties, mechanical and thermal loading, and other environmental constraints on the formability of metallic materials are encouraged. | ||
MS06 | ||
FRICTION AND WEAR IN METAL FORMING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Javad Hazrati | University of Twente | j.hazratimarangalou@utwente.nl |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Lander Galdos | University of Mondragon | lgaldos@mondragon.edu |
| Chris Valentin Nielsen | Technical University of Denmark | cvni@dtu.dk |
| Description | ||
| In metal forming, relative motion of the tool and workpiece during production makes friction, lubrication and wear phenomena (tribology) of the utmost importance. On that account, for optimum process design, improving formability and enhancing tool life, a better understanding of tribology and an accurate prediction of friction/wear in forming processes are necessary. In this mini-symposium, different aspects of tribology in cold/hot sheet metal forming, forging and rolling will be discussed. The topics that will be covered in this mini-symposium in particular are: modelling of friction, lubrication and wear; tribological characterization methods; surface engineering and control of friction/wear in cold/hot forming processes. | ||
MS07 | ||
INCREMENTAL AND SHEET METAL FORMING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Giuseppina Ambrogio | University of Calabria | g.ambrogio@unical.it |
| Mihaela Banu | University of Michigan | mbanu@umich.edu |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Joost Duflou | Katholieke University of Leuven | joost.duflou@kuleuven.be |
| Carpoforo Vallelano | Universidad de Sevilla | carpofor@us.es |
| Torgeir Welo | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | torgeir.welo@ntnu.no |
| Beatriz Silva | Universy of Lisbon | beatriz.silva@tecnico.ulisboa.pt |
| Ihab Ragai | Penn State University | ifr1@psu.edu |
| Description | ||
| This mini-symposium focuses on contributions that detail new developments and enhance the understanding of incremental and sheet material forming processes. The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) novel process designs, in-process measurement techniques, innovative tooling, methods for the analysis and modelling of friction phenomena and methods for the optimization, robust design and control of incremental and sheet forming processes. It is expected to address the following topics related to incremental forming and sheet material forming: • Development of novel incremental forming strategies; • Hybrid processes combining sheet forming with additive or subtractive manufacturing; • Advanced forming techniques for lightweight alloys, composites, and high-strength steels; • Flexible forming systems for customized or low-volume production; • Adaptive, modular, and reconfigurable tooling for flexible forming; • Design and materials for forming tools to improve life and surface finish; • Multi-axis machine kinematics and robotic forming platforms; • Cooling, lubrication, and surface engineering for tooling performance; • Finite element models for incremental and sheet forming processes; • Multi-physics simulations including thermo-mechanical and tribological effects; • Use of AI/ML in predictive modeling and defect detection; • Digital twins and virtual commissioning of forming lines; • Multi-objective optimization for formability, accuracy, and cost; • Statistical and machine learning approaches for robust process design; • Real-time feedback control and adaptive process adjustment. | ||
MS08 | ||
INNOVATIVE JOINING BY FORMING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Gianluca Buffa | University of Palermo | gianluca.buffa@unipa.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Marion Merklein | Friedrich-Alexander-UniversitätErlangen-Nürnberg | marion.merklein@fau.de |
| Gerson Meschut | Paderborn University | gerson.meschut@lwf.upb.de |
| Description | ||
| The main topics of the mini-symposium are: mechanical fastening operations (clinching, riveting and so on); friction welding; friction stir welding and friction stir spot welding; hybrid joining processes; innovative joining processes (also using adhesives) including forming or pre-forming of the materials to be joined; computational methods for joining simulation of processes; applications of inverse analysis to material characterization in joining conditions; part integrity (prediction of residual stresses, distortions ecc); innovative measurement methods and devices to detect relevant variables in joining by forming (temperatures, pressures, vibrations, wear ….). | ||
MS09 | ||
LIONEL FOURMENT ON AI, OPTIMIZATION, AND INVERSE ANALYSIS IN FORMING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Miroslav Halilovič | University of Ljubljana | miroslav.halilovic@fs.uni-lj.si |
| Luca Quagliato | University of Trento | luca.quagliato@unitn.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| A. Gil Andrade-Campos | University of Aveiro | gilac@ua.pt |
| Sam Coppieters | KU Leuven | sam.coppieters@kuleuven.be |
| Matteo Strano | Politecnico di Milano | matteo.strano@polimi.it |
| Description | ||
| Results from material tests and forming processes are often influenced by partially known physical models, variable material and process conditions, and uncertain measurements. Their sensitivity to material, process, and boundary-condition parameters can be exploited for inverse identification, model calibration, uncertainty quantification, and robust process optimization. To this end, the MS09 welcomes contributions on process optimization, metamodeling, digital twins, inverse analysis, calibration, uncertainty quantification, and AI-assisted model discovery in materials forming. It also addresses the growing role of digital materials science, including FAIR and AI-ready data, semantic interoperability, reusable workflows, and data-rich Materials Testing 2.0 approaches. Contributions from academic, industrial, and engineering perspectives are welcome, covering numerical, experimental, and data-centric approaches within the following topics. Metamodeling, digital twins, control, and optimization of forming processes: • Shape, topology, process, tool, machine, robust and uncertainty-aware optimization; • Process control, monitoring, digital twins, and closed-loop, self-adaptive and AI-assisted forming; • Surrogate, reduced-order, physics-informed, hybrid, and data-driven modeling; • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning for forming applications. Inverse analysis, calibration, model discovery, and Material Testing 2.0: • Identification of constitutive, friction, heat-transfer, damage, boundary-condition, and process parameters; • Design of experiments and optimized specimen geometries, data-rich heterogeneous tests, digital image correlation, and measurement techniques for inverse analysis; • Numerical algorithms for inverse identification, finite element model updating, and virtual fields methods; • Data-driven model selection, model discovery, calibration, validation, and transferability assessment; • Probabilistic inverse analysis, Bayesian calibration, and uncertainty quantification, and robustness of identified models. Digital materials science, FAIR data, and reusable workflows: • FAIR and AI-ready data for material testing, forming, and simulations; • Semantic descriptions, ontologies, metadata schemas, provenance, and traceability for interoperable data and models; • Reusable workflows connecting experiments, simulations, metamodels, digital twins, inverse analyses, calibration and optimization; • Reusable datasets, models, benchmarks, reference procedures, and standardized testing protocols; • Multimodal, and diffraction-based measurements, grid methods, and thermography. | ||
MS10 | ||
MACHINING, CUTTING AND SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION PROCESSES | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Domenico Umbrello | University of Calabria | domenico.umbrello@unical.it |
| Francois Ducobu | University of Mons | francois.ducobu@umons.ac.be |
| Gorka Ortiz de Zarate | Mondragon University | gortizdezarate@mondragon.edu |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Pedro J. Arrazola | Mondragon University | pjarrazola@mondragon.edu |
| Cédric Courbon | École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne | cedric.courbon@enise.fr |
| Guenael Germain | Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology | guenael.germain@ensam.eu |
| Takashi Matsumura | Tokyo Denki University | tmatsumu@cck.dendai.ac.jp |
| Giovanna Rotella | University LUM Giuseppe Degennaro | rotella@lum.it |
| Soichi Tamura | Tokyo Denki University | tamuras@mail.dendai.ac.jp |
| Description | ||
| The mini-symposium on Machining, Cutting, Blanking, and Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD) Processes will address a broad spectrum of topics central to advanced manufacturing and material processing. It will focus on both experimental and numerical investigations aimed at enhancing the understanding of machining and SPD mechanisms. Particular emphasis will be placed on accurate material characterization and the formulation of robust constitutive models to predict material behavior under extreme deformation conditions such it occurs in machining, cutting and blanking. The symposium will also explore stress distribution in SPD techniques such as burnishing and stir processing, assessing their impact on mechanical performance. Critical aspects such as tool wear, frictional phenomena, and fracture mechanisms will also be examined. Additionally, the symposium will cover surface integrity, with attention to residual stress prediction, surface roughness, hardness, and microstructural transformations. Lastly, innovative cooling and lubrication techniques—including near-dry machining, Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL), and cryogenic methods—will be highlighted for their role in improving machinability, workability, and product performance. | ||
MS11 | ||
MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR MODELLING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Semih Perdahcioglu | University of Twente | e.s.perdahcioglu@utwente.nl |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Lionel Leotoing | INSA Renne | lionel.leotoing@insa-rennes.fr |
| Sandra Monteiro | University of Coimbra | sandra@dec.uc.pt |
| Junhe Lian | RWTH Aachen University | junhe.lian@ibf.rwth-aachen.de |
| Description | ||
| Issued from an academic, a research institution or industry, any contribution focused on material behaviour modelling from phenomenological macroscopic laws to physics of plasticity across length scales (e.g. CP, DDD, MD, etc.) approaches is welcome. • Constitutive Modelling for any material: Including metals, such as Al, steel, Ti, Mg, but also glass, wood, food, textile, composites. Generic or dedicated models covering complex loading paths, high strain rates, high temperatures, cyclic loading, etc. • Approaches bridging the scales: From atomistic to macroscopic scale, mechanistic explanations of formability, hardening, rate sensitivity, anisotropy, toughness, phase transformation, etc. • Fracture and Damage prediction: Continuum damage mechanics, coupled/uncoupled fracture criteria, crack propagation etc. • Experiments and Models: Novel and advanced experimental procedures of identification of model parameters, or physical mechanisms. Advanced methods applied for model validation where both model and experiments are in focus. | ||
MS12 | ||
ADVANCED NUMERICAL AND AI STRATEGIES FOR MATERIAL FORMING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Benjamin Klusemann | Leuphana University Lüneburg | benjamin.klusemann@leuphana.de |
| Lukasz Madej | AGH University of Krakow | lmadej@agh.edu.pl |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Celal Soyarslan | University of Twente | c.soyarslan@utwente.nl |
| Marc Bernacki | MINES ParisTech | marc.bernacki@minesparis.psl.eu |
| Junhe Lian | RWTH Aachen University | junhe.lian@ibf.rwth-aachen.de |
| Marta Oliveira | University of Coimbra | marta.oliveira@dem.uc.pt |
| Till Clausmeyer | TU Chemnitz | till.clausmeyer@mb.tu-chemnitz.de |
| Tuncay Yalcinkaya | Middle East Technical University | yalcinka@metu.edu.tr |
| Description | ||
| This MS covers all aspects related to advanced and non-conventional modeling and simulation of forming processes, including the application of machine learning and AI techniques. By that, we consider developments in the field of numerical simulation that can eventually and potentially be applied to the simulation of any forming process. Among these, the following non-exclusive list of topics is considered: • Advances in Finite Element Technology and their applications; • Meshless and mesh-free methods; • AI-based computing; • Advanced shell methodologies, solid/shell formulations; • Numerical techniques for challenging processes (3D priting, FSW, LFW, …); • Speeding up simulations (parallel computing, model order reduction, AI, …); • Data-driven simulation and control of forming processes; • Hybrid modeling approaches, combining data-driven and numerical approaches. This year, we encourage particularly submissions in the following challenging fields: • Computer-aided technology design; • Simulation-based real-time control; • AI-based material and process models; • Supercomputing (GPUs, …) and deployed systems; • Virtual and augmented reality solutions; • Alleviating mesh constraints (anisotropic meshes, advanced remeshing, meshless, …); • Data-driven simulations and hybrid approaches. | ||
MS13 | ||
NON-CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Luca Boccarusso | University of Naples Federico II | luca.boccarusso@unina.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Loredana Santo | University of Rome Tor Vergata | loredana.santo@uniroma2.it |
| Denise Bellisario | University of Rome Tor Vergata | denise.bellisario@uniroma2.it |
| Laurentiu Slatineanu | Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași | laurentiu.slatineanu@academic.tuiasi.ro |
| Margareta Coteata | Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași | margareta.coteata@academic.tuiasi.ro |
| Hans-Peter Shulze | Leukhardt Schaltanlagen Systemtechnik GmbH Magdeburg | hans-peter.schulze@leukhardt-system.de |
| Matthias Hackert-Oschätzchen | Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg | matthias.hackert-oschaetzchen@ovgu.de |
| Description | ||
| The main topics of this mini-symposium concern advanced and non-conventional manufacturing technologies and materials. Particular attention is devoted to emerging hybrid processes and materials, innovative technologies for sustainable composites and advanced materials, additive manufacturing, and process integration strategies. At the same time, traditional topics including electrochemical and electro-physical machining technologies, such as electrical discharge machining (EDM), electrochemical machining (ECM/PECM), electromagnetic forming (EMF), electrohydraulic forming (EHF), as well as materials processing by plasma, electron beam, and laser beam technologies are addressed. The scope of the mini-symposium ranges from surface engineering to joining, forming, subtractive and additive manufacturing, including the processing and forming of polymers, composites, hybrid structures, and other innovative materials. Contributions addressing process innovation, multi-material manufacturing, sustainable and digital manufacturing approaches, and advanced process modeling and monitoring are particularly welcome. | ||
MS14 | ||
POLYMER PROCESSING AND THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Roberto Spina | Politecnico di Bari | roberto.spina@poliba.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| France Chabert | Université de Technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | france.chabert@uttop.fr |
| Christian Garnier | Université de Technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | christian.garnier@uttop.fr |
| Adrian Korycki | Université de Technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées | adrian.korycki@uttop.fr |
| Raffaele D’Elia | IMT Mines Albi | raffaele.delia@mines-albi.fr |
| Fabrice Schmidt | IMT Mines Albi | fabrice.schmidt@mines-albi.fr |
| Vincent Sobotka | Nantes University | vincent.sobotka@univ-nantes.fr |
| Ghinwa El Hajj Sleiman | Nantes University | ghinwa.el-hajj-sleiman@icam.fr |
| Description | ||
| The aim of this symposium is to bring together specialists from academia and industry dealing with modelling and experimental analysis of polymer processing and induced properties. This MS extends from thermo-chemo-mechanical characterization of polymers to coupled transfers in processes, in particular heat transfer in moulded parts, tools and interfaces. The main topics of the mini symposium are: Thermomechanical modelling and optimization of polymers processes. New challenges for characterization and modelling of thermo-chemo-physical properties in homogeneous and heterogeneous media; Heat transfer phenomena in moulds/tools associated with polymers processes; Specific thermal metrology applied to polymers processing. | ||
MS15 | ||
SUSTAINABILITY ON MATERIAL FORMING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Giuseppe Ingarao | University of Palermo | giuseppe.ingarao@unipa.it |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Rosa Di Lorenzo | University of Palermo | rosa.dilorenzo@unipa.it |
| Antonio Piccininni | Politecnico di Bari | antonio.piccininni@poliba.it |
| Michela Simoncini | Università Politecnica delle Marche | m.simoncini@staff.univpm.it |
| Description | ||
| Reducing anthropogenic environmental impact is an urgent issue to deal with. Technological innovation is needed in all the economic sectors in order to replace current practices with environmentally friendly alternatives. Scientists have to make a research effort to decouple the economic growth from the resource consumption. Reducing the environmental impact of Manufacturing and more in general putting in place the strategies of the Circular Economy (CE) paradigm are some of the most important targets to deal with. Manufacturing scientists are called to innovate the manufacturing processes as well as to find new processes suitable for End-of-Life components reuse. The symposium will be a platform for stimulating the scientific debate about environmental sustainability of forming processes. The mini-symposium welcomes papers dealing with both the environmental impact analysis of forming processes as well as their role as CE enablers. Energy and resource efficiency of forming processes, LCA analyses of formed component/products, forming processes as Recycling/Remanufacturing/ Reuses strategies, Industrial Symbiosis practices involving forming processes, are some of the topics that will be discussed within the mini-symposium. | ||
MS16 | ||
ADVANCED METAL CASTING | ||
| Coordinator(s) | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| Mohamed El Mansori | Arts et Métiers ParisTech | Mohamed.ELMANSORI@ensam.eu |
| Co-organizers | ||
| name | affiliation | |
| George-Christopher Vosniakos | National Technical University of Athens | vosniak@central.ntua.gr |
| Konstantinos Salonitis | University College Dublin | konstantinos.salonitis@ucd.ie |
| Description | ||
| This MS targets the following aspects. • Novel casting techniques, including, for instance, semisolid and thixocasting, vacuum-assisted, counter-gravity and single crystal casting methods. In addition, low-energy melting techniques and the use of recycled materials in novel or established casting methods are of interest. • Numerical (computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and solidification simulation) as well experimental approaches to enhance casting quality, focusing typically on solidification dynamics, microstructure control, reduction of shrinkage porosity, melt cleanliness. Of interest are alloy modification, optimized mold and gating design, cooling rates etc. • Process control, leveraging real-time monitoring and digital twins and integrating advanced sensors, coupled with data analytics and machine learning. • Sustainability assessment of casting technologies, environmental impact assessment, waste minimisation, circular economy initiatives, resource efficiency strategies, lean in foundries etc. | ||