• Lindberg 75kW electrical melting furnace for 800 lbs. of aluminum.


• Strico 70 kW electrical melting furnace for 500 lbs. of magnesium.


• Denison four-post, hydraulic 50-ton rapid acting squeeze caster.


• Squeeze casting tooling with preheatable dies. • Modern equipment for melting, casting and recy- cling magnesium alloys.


• Computer modeling workstations with flow and heat transfer finite element software.


• Two thermal fatigue testing units in molten alumi- num (Dunkers).


• 3-D printer for rapid prototyping


CMCL is part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and ranked as one of the leading research institutions in the nation. The department has a broad range of sophisticated mechanical and microstructural testing and evaluation equipment avail- able for materials investigations. For further information, please contact Dr. David Schwam at (216) 368-6499 or Da- vid.Schwam@case.edu.


Central Washington University


Central Washington Univerity is now an affliliate of FEF. FEF supports CWU in many ways and has CIC newsletters and other information for metalcasting students on its web- site (www.fefinc.org). CWU also hosts a new AFS student chapter (www.cwu.edu/~iet/programs/it/castmetals), which the AFS board voted to accept in January.


Students are recruited each year for the school's introductory casting course and demand has always exceeded limits. CWU expects another full class this year. Students can register for advanced and/or patternmaking courses at this time and par- ticipate in the annual pattern swap. This is an open house event during which CWU invites the foundry community to come, see and use its facilities. Attendees are invited to bring a favorite pattern, and students will make castings. The event attracts a few dozen folks to meet with students and experts from the metalcasting industry. CWU has offered this event for more than 30 years, and its success continues.


CWU metalcasting student Joel Gies made a video of his gear casing pour and test. View the video at www.youtube. com/watch?v=w7E9B67DD70.


Course MET345, Production Technology, used the CWU foundry during the fall quarter in support of its students' ef- fort to make toys for the holidays. Students cast hundreds of aluminum propellers. This year, more than 500 toys were produced. For more information, contact Craig Johnson, FEF Key Professor.


Saginaw Valley State University


The metalcasting program at Saginaw Valley State Uni- versity (SVSU) focuses primarily on undergraduate edu-


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cation, training design engineers for OEMs and engineers for foundries. All mechanical engineering students are ex- posed to metalcasting through the Manufacturing Process- es and Systems course, where students learn the basic sci- ence behind the process. A hands-on laboratory experience in the university foundry provides a practical background that enables students to understand the process. Students desiring a more advanced understanding of the process can take the Metalcasting course. This course provides lectures on advanced topics in casting design, gating design, riser- ing, solidification, and the metallurgy of aluminum, cast iron and steel. In the laboratory portion of the Metalcasting course, students conduct experiments related to the top- ics being covered. A unique feature of this course is the two design projects. Students are given a CAD model of a fully machined part. The students decide how to orient the part in the mold, proper gating and risering, and what fea- tures will be machined. Their casting design is simulated in MAGMA before a pattern is produced. Students then create a pattern and pour test parts, which are evaluated for quality. The result is students who are very familiar with modern methods of developing castings.


SVSU is also the home of an active AFS student chapter. The chapter regularly sponsors open foundry events where students from all over campus can produce their own cast- ings in either aluminum or cast iron. AFS members have worked on projects with local companies and sponsored speakers. The chapter also regularly sponsors tours of local foundries and manufacturers. Recently, the chapter spon- sored a casting competition with Western Michigan Uni- versity. It is the chapter's hope to expand the competition to other schools.


The foundry research group at SVSU conducts research re- lated to the metalcasting industry. Previous projects have included determining macroinclusion sources in the steel casting process, the effect of cooling rate on the properties of fully pearlitic ductile irons, and the repeatability and re- producibility of the ASTM UT standard for steel castings. Current work in the group consists of developing grain refin- ers for steels and studying the machinability of FeMnAl al- loys. The group consists of Dr. Robert Tuttle and two under- graduate research assistants. The group will expand to three undergraduate research assistants during this academic year. Companies interested in cast iron or steel research can con- tact Tuttle at rtuttle@svsu.edu. For a current list of projects and educational resources, please visit the research group website at www.svsu.edu/~rtuttle/FRG/.


SVSU is currently working on launching a masters in energy and materials. The goal of the masters program will be to support local manufacturers in traditional industries and the alternative energy field. The program will help its students develop project management and business skills, along with obtaining an advanced understanding of materials. Courses to be included in the program of interest to the metalcasting industry will be a solidification course and a physical metal- lurgy course.


International Journal of Metalcasting/Winter 11


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