22MLGMS - Cast irons - microstructure and properties

Course specification
Course title		Cast irons - microstructure and properties
Acronym		22MLGMS
Study programme		Metallurgical Engineering
Module
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Mirjana Filipović dr Marija Korać
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		prof. dr Vaso Manojlović
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		5.0	Status
Condition			Облик условљености
The goal		The objective of this course is to enable the acquisition of fundamental knowledge about the specificities of the melting and casting processes, on one hand, and about the microstructure, properties, and application, on the other, of different types of cast iron, such as gray cast iron, ductile iron, white cast iron and alloyed white iron.
The outcome		By acquiring knowledge about the different types of cast iron alloys, their structure and properties, students will be able to make well informed decisions in the process of selection of the appropriate material for particular operating conditions.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Classification of cast iron by commercial designation, microstructure, and fracture. Casting processes. The modification of cast irons. Solidification of white cast iron, gray iron, ductile iron, and malleable iron. The nucleation and growth of lamellar, nodular, and vermicular graphite. Nucleation and growth of carbide phases (M3C and M7C3) in white cast irons. Matrix microstructure in cast iron: ferritic, pearlitic, austenitic, martensitic, and bainitic. Effect of cooling rate on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast irons. Effect of alloying elements on microstructure of cast irons. Microstructure and mechanical properties of special high alloy cast irons. Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast irons. Structure and properties of austempered ductile cast iron. Applications of cast irons.
Contents of exercises		Practical training in the areas treated during the theoretical part of teaching.
Literature
M. Filipović, Influence of chemical composition and solidification conditions on microstructure and properties of wear resistant alloyed white iron, SIMS, Belgrade, 2013. J. R. Davis, Cast irons, ASM specialty handbook, Materials Park, OH, 1996. I. Minkoff, Solidification and cast structure, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, 1986. М. Filipović, Fundamentals of metals solidification, SIMS, Belgrade, 2008. J Campbell, Castings, 3rd edn, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 2003.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1
Methods of teaching		Theoretical lectures, practical lectures, consultations
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper	60
Practical lessons		20	Oral examination
Projects
Colloquia
Seminars		10