Title

Use of Cores with Inorganic Binder to Produce Thin-Walled Nodular Iron Castings

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2025

Volume

Accepted articles

Authors

Fratta, G. ; Kmita, A. ; Stefani, I. ; Saetta, S. ; Tapola, S.

Affiliation

Fratta, G. : Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Via Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy ; Kmita, A. : AGH University of Krakow, Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland ; Stefani, I. : F.A. Engineering S.r.l., Via Protomartiri Francescani, 111, 06081, Assisi, Italy ; Saetta, S. : Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Via Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy ; Tapola, S. : Meehanite Technology Oy, Kuokkamaantie 4, 33800 Tampere, Finland

Keywords

Ferrous foundries ; Inorganic binders ; Green casting ; Green practices ; Sand core manufacturing

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

26.03.2025

Type

Article

Identifier

eISSN 2299-2944