AFS Information Services Casting Process and Alloy Assistance
The AFS website offers assistance for casting design engineers in selecting the best casting process for a potential component, and also provides casting alloy design and property data on many commonly used alloys. The website provides casting users, design engineers and purchasers with relevant and accurate information on casting capabilities and properties, providing easily accessible and retrievable information from a single site. The alloy data can be quickly exported to a spreadsheet or FEA tools. The comprehensive site includes assistance for selection of alloys, casting process, alloy property data for many common alloys and a metalcaster directory to locate potential casting sources.
Technical Resource
Technical department staff and technical committee members provide regular contributions to MODERN CASTING and Metal Casting Design & Purchasing magazines. The columns, Cast- TIP and Testing 1-2-3, documents the best practices for vari- ous procedures and tests used in the metalcasting industry and various casting defects, including potential causes and solutions. AFS technical staff associates continue to support AFS mem- bers and casting users through telephone and email requests for technical help, casting problems and metalcasting information.
Library The AFS library online database serves the needs of the met- alcasting industry for current and historic metalcasting infor- mation. AFS is continuing to electronically archive the full AFS Transactions series using non-destructive scanning technologies. The project is nearing completion, with all AFS Transactions fully electronically archived and web searchable, from the very first edition (published in 1896) to the present.
The updated and advanced AFS library website with almost 40,000 papers and articles about metalcasting are available for purchase. Located at
www.afslibrary.com, the website houses the world’s largest collection of metalcasting refer- ence material.
The online AFS library is powered by a Google search engine, providing state-of-the-art functionality to help users find arti- cles quickly. Reference services by phone and email assist users in refining their search or locating a specific article. The site provides the option to purchase AFS copyrighted papers and articles by automatic download or email.
For more information on the library website, contact AFS tech- nical and information services coordinator, Katie Matticks at 847/824-0181, ext. 294,
katie@afsinc.org.
AFS Technology Transfer 118th Metalcasting Congress
Sponsored by the American Foundry Society (AFS), , the 118th AFS Metalcasting Congress is scheduled for April 8-11, 2014 in Schaumburg IL (Chicago). The Congress will provide met- alcasters, suppliers, casting buyers and designers with the op- portunity to connect and learn about the latest metalcasting innovations and procedures. The Metalcasting Congress will feature exhibitors displaying the latest in metalcasting technol- ogy, and technical education sessions covering all metalcasting and die casting processes and all cast metals. The Metalcasting Congress also provides a venue to learn and network with other foundry and die casting personnel.
Conferences, Workshops and Webinars
AFS workshop on Sustainability is scheduled for May 28, 2014 ,at AFS Headquarters, Schaumburg, IL. This workshop will explore how to embrace sustainability for smarter innovation and profitable growth. “People, Planet and Profit” succinctly describes the triple bottom line approach and the goal of sus- tainability. This workshop will feature presenters from various facets of the metalcasting industry that will outline these goals and moderate discussions culminating in the development of a roadmap for completing sustainability reporting.
International Journal of Metalcasting/Volume 8, Issue 2, 2014
AFS workshop on Aluminum Metallography and Testing is scheduled for June 24-25, 2014 at Element Materials Tech- nology, Wixom, MI. The course will cover all issues related to characterization of aluminum alloy castings, including metal- lographic evaluation, tensile testing, hardness testing, and rel- evant industry standards, such as ASTM and SAE. Utilizing the laboratory facilities at Element, the workshop will feature dem- onstrations of the various tests, metallographic sample prepara- tion, and microstructural interpretation.
AFS Conference on Sand Casting Materials & Technology is scheduled for October 20-22, 2014 at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites, Indianapolis, IN. This conference will feature presentations on the topics of sand reclamation, materials, green sand casting technology, chemically bonded casting tech- nology and environmental health and safety.
For more information on AFS conferences and workshops, contact Jami Crouch, AFS technical assistant, 800/537-4237 x246,
jcrouch@afsinc.org.
Technology Transfer Thursdays
The American Foundry Society has unveiled a new webinar program highlighting the latest research in the metalcasting in-
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