Title

Analysis of the Applicability of Heat Treatment of EN AC-46000 Alloy Castings Made with Vacuum-Assisted HPDC Technology

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2025

Volume

Accepted articles

Authors

Szymczak, T. ; Pisarek, B. ; Januszewicz, B. ; Różycka, M.

Affiliation

Szymczak, T. : Department of Materials Technology and Production Systems, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-537 Łódź, Poland ; Pisarek, B. : Department of Materials Technology and Production Systems, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-537 Łódź, Poland ; Januszewicz, B. : Institute of Materials Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-537 Łódź, Poland ; Różycka, M. : Department of Materials Technology and Production Systems, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-537 Łódź, Poland

Keywords

Heat treatment ; Mechanical properties ; EN AC-46000 alloy ; VHPDC ; Multi-criteria optimization

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

17.03.2025

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/afe.2025.153775