研究生部近期將開設專業課程《Shape Casting and Solidification of Metals》，請有意選擇此課程的同學于2014年3月27日前發送郵件至huacheng@grinm.com，注明本人姓名、學號及課程名稱。

課程名稱：Shape Casting and Solidification of Metals

主講：Steve Midson

學時學分：32學時/2學分

開課對象：本院材料科學與工程專業在讀博士、碩士研究生

教學方式：英文教學

考試方式：Two exams – a mid-term and a final

上課時間：第一次 2014年4月1日 具體時間另行通知
                       第二次 2014年4月3日 具體時間另行通知
上課地點：研究生部423教室

教學目的和要求：
        Provide an introduction to shape casting of metals.

課程內容提要：
       1. Introduction
       2. Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams:
       • Cooling and solidification behavior of pure metals and binary alloys
       3. Heat Transfer in Casting:
       • Heat extraction, solidification mode, shrinkage and porosity generation, feeding and Chvorinov’s rule, directional solidification, and riser design
       4. Fluid Flow in Casting:
       • Description the functions of various parts of the gating design 
       5. Introduction to Casting Processes:
       • Comparison of molds and processes for four different casting processes - sand casting, investment casting, permanent mold casting and die casting 
       6. Casting Microstructures:
       • Nucleation, growth, development of cast microstructures, constitutional supercooling
       7. Alloys & Melt Treatment:
       • Melting processes, melt treatment, solidification microstructures and properties of three common types of cast alloys – aluminum alloys, gray cast iron and ductile iron
       8. Solute Distribution during the solidification of binary alloys:
       • Scheil equation
       9. Computer Simulations

教材與參考書目：
        There is not a text book that includes all this material. However, the ASM Handbook Volume 15 (“Casting”) is a good reference guide