Pistorius Teaches Metal Solidification Processing

MSE Professor Chris Pistorius recently taught a course on metal solidification processing. In class, students studied microstructure evolution and learned how to design castings. During the last week of class, the students cast components by melting and pouring aluminum into molds they built. They used simulation software to predict the flow of the metal through the mold and the temperature in the casting as it solidified. They then compared the actual results to their simulated data. “These are skills one would use when analyzing a casting in an industrial environment,” says Pistorius.

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