HOYT MEMORIAL LECTURE
Monday, May 19
10:15 AM
Room: C101 Auditorium
FreedomCAR and Casting: Research & Development of Cast
Automotive Components (08-179)
ALUMINUM
Sunday, May 18
2:00 PM
Room: (2203
Effect of Gating Design on Melt Entry Velocity (08-011)
Liquid Metal Filling of Multi Cavity Vertically Parted Molds
(08-096)
The Effect of Mechanical Mold Vibrations on the Characteristics of
Aluminum Casting Alloys (08-104)
3:45 PM
Room: C203
Optimization of the Sr Addition in Permanent Mold A356 Alloys
(08-142)
Use of the Ultrasonic Technique for Measuring Inclusions in Al-Si
Alloy Melts (08-013)
Cleaner Aluminum Melts in Foundries: A Critical Review and Update
(08-094)
Monday, May 19
08:30 AM
Room: C203
A Re-Examination of Factors Affecting Porosity Gradients in
Unidirectionally Solidified Samples (08-069)
Sponsored Research: Effect of Applied Isostatic Pressure During
Solidification on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of
Aluminum Alloy A206 (08-079)
Sponsored Research: Characterization of Microstructures and
Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys 206.0 and 535.0 Poured in Metal
Molds (08-115)
2:00 PM
Room: C203
Effect of Solution Heat Treatment Type on the Dissolution of Copper
Phases in Al-Si-Cu-Mg Type Alloys (08-014)
New Efficient Heat Treatment Method for Commercial Processing of
Aluminum Automobile Components (08-106)
Case Study: Fluidized Bed Decoting and Heat Treatment on Aluminum
Engine Blocks using a Sand Quench (08-017)
3:45 PM
Room: C203
PANEL: Reduced Pressure Testing, Past, Present and Future (08-197)
Tuesday, May 20
08:30 AM
Room: C203
Silver Anniversary: The Modification of Al-Si Casting Alloys:
Important Practical and Theoretical Aspects (08-019)
10:15 AM
Room: C203
A TEM Study of the Aging Behavior of 319 Type Alloys (08-018)
Development of New Al-Cu Based Alloys Aimed at Improving the
Machinability of Automotive Castings (08-007)
Effect of Superheat and Silicon Level on Flow Characteristics and
Silicon Morphology on Thin Section LFC of Hypereutecfic Al-Si Alloys
(08-045)
CAST IRON
Saturday, May 17
2:00 PM
Room: C205
PANEL: Compacted Graphite Iron Production, Process and Applications
(08-161)
3:45 PM Room: C205
Sponsored Research: Aging Effect on Gray Cast Iron Machinability:.
Tool Force and Tool Wear (08-134)
Sponsored Research: Effects of Near-Surface Metallurgy on
Machinability of Gray Cast Iron (08-139)
Structure of Spheroidal Graphite in Cast Iron (08-066)
Sunday, May 18
08:30 AM
Room: C205
PANEL: Mold/Metal Interface Phenomena and Metal Penetration Defects
in Iron Castings (08-131)
10:15 AM
Room: C205
Honorary Lecture--Observations on Structure Control to Improve the
Properties of Cast Irons (08-158)
2:00 PM
Room: C205
The Status of Austempered Cast Irons in 2007 (08-135)
Sponsored Research: The Effect of Ti and N on Iron Age
Strengthening (08-063)
Sponsored Research: Cast Iron Research--Past, Present and Future
(08-152)
3:45 PM
Room: C205
PANEL: Considerations for Proper Sampling of Cast Iron (08-137)
Monday, May 19
2:00 PM
Room: C202
Flake Graphite Structure in Cast Iron (08-065)
A New Generation of Feeding Systems for Production Iron Castings
(08-117)
Comparative Study Evaluation of Fatigue Endurance Limit of 4 and 6
mm Thin Wall Ductile Iron Castings (08-040)
3:45 PM
Room: C205
Computer and Fluid Flow Modeling of Filtration Mechanisms in Foam
Filters (08-122)
Solidification Pattern of In-Mold and Ladle Inoculated Low Sulfur
Hypoeutectic Gray Cast Irons (08-043)
Characterizing Shrinkage Porosity in Gray Cast Iron Using
Microstructure Investigation (08-105)
COPPER ALLOY
Saturday, May 17
08:30 AM
Room: C202
PANEL: No-Lead Copper Alloy Update (08-168)
10:15 AM
Room: C202
PANEL: Machining C87850 (08-169)
2:00 PM
Room: C202
PANEL: Processing of Copper Alloys (08-170)
ENGINEERING
Saturday, May 17
08:30 AM
Room: C204
PATTERN & TOOLING
PANEL: Patternless and Rapid Pattern Methods of Sand Casting
(08-175)
Sunday, May 18
08:30 AM
Room: C204
QUALITY SYSTEMS
PANEL: Don't Fight Fires: Get to the Root Cause (08-123)
10:15 AM
Room: C204
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
PANEL: Manufacturing System Improvements (08-160)
2:00 PM
Room: C204
PROCESS MODELING
PANEL: Validation of Simulation Results in Real World (08-173)
3:45 PM
Room: C204
PROCESS MODELING
Future Trends in Filter Flow Modeling (08-088)
Capturing the Complexities of Ductile Iron Solidification Through
Simulation (08-129)
Monday, May 19
08:30 AM
Room: C204
PLANT ENGINEERING
PANEL: History of the Iron Foundry Industry in the United States
from the Beginning to 1900: The Colonial and Antebellum Periods (08-159)
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY
Sunday, May 18
08:30 AM
Room: C203
PANEL: Emerging Environmental Issues (08-171)
10:15 AM
Room: C203
PANEL: Foundry Sustainability and Global Warming (08-172)
Monday, May 19
08:30 AM
Room: C205
Carbon Monoxide Emissions and Variability in Metalcasting Pouring,
Cooling and Shakeout Processes (08-031)
Foundry Dust Explosion Hazards (08-178)
HUMAN RESOURCES
Monday, May 19
3:45 PM
Room: C202
Investing in Wellness Programs as a Cost Containment Strategy
(08-176)
What Congress Plans for your Human Resources Program (08-177)
LOST FOAM CASTING
Saturday, May 17
10:15 AM
Room: C204
A Study on Fillability, Microstructure and Porosity in LFC of B206
Aluminum--Copper Alloy (08-023)
Lost Foam Casting of Steel: Carbon Pick-up and Horizontal Flow
Fronts (08-068)
Sponsored Research: Real-Time X-Ray Study on Formation of Lustrous
Carbon in Lost Foam Iron Castings (08-198)
2:00 PM
Room: C204
Analysis of Mold Filling in Lost Foam Casting of Aluminum: Part
I--Method (08-090)
Analysis of Mold Filling in Lost Foam Casting of Aluminum: Part
II--Example Applications (08-091)
Effect of Foam Quality and Metallostatic Pressure on the Mode of
Filling in A356 LFCs (08-046)
3:45 PM
Room: C204
Novel Polystyrene Composite Beads for the Lost Foam Casting Process
(08-037)
Sponsored Research: Understanding and Improving Bead Filling
Parameters that Affect Lost Foam Pattern Quality (08-150)
Development of a Wireless Predictive Maintenance Sensor Network for
Lost Foam Casting (08-199)
MAGNESIUM
Saturday, May 17
08:30 AM
Room: C203
Sponsored Research: Magnesium Vision 2020, A North American
Automotive Strategic Vision for Magnesium (08-156)
Sponsored Research: Low Pressure Casting Process Simulation and
Tooling Design for HIMAC's Magnesium Automotive Control Arm
(08-148)
Sponsored Research: Low Pressure Die Casting of AZ91 and AM50
Magnesium Alloys (08-147)
10:15 AM
Room: C203
Reduction of Hot Tears in Permanent Mold Casting of AZ91D Magnesium
Alloy: Effect of Mold Temperature (08-109)
The Effect of Cooling Rate on Grain Size of Magnesium Alloys Cast
in a Permanent Mold (08-163)
Sponsored Research: Comparison of Gas Evolution Results from
Chemically Bonded Cores in Contact with Magnesium and Aluminum Melts
(08-048)
2:00 PM
Room: C203
PANEL: Development of the Squeeze Cast Process for the USCAR HIMAC
Project (08-165)
3:45 PM
Room: C203
PANEL: Low Pressure Casting of a Magnesium Control Arm (08-166)
MARKETING
Tuesday, May 20
08:30 AM
Room: C205
An Overview of Lost Foam Casting Technology Development in China
(08-035)
PANEL: Emerging Markets, Opportunities (08-196)
10:15 AM
Room: C205
Integrated Casting Solutions Partner Offers Innovative Solutions in
Response to Challenging Market Dynamics (08-151)
Sponsored Research: Tools for Capturing New Defense Business
Opportunities (08-207)
Voice of the Customer (08-251)
MELTING METHODS & MATERIAL
Saturday, May 17
08:30 AM
Room: C205
PANEL: Practical Maintenance of Pressure Pour Channel Furnaces
(08-167)
10:15 AM
Room: C205
The Development of Bonded Particulate Iron Melting Materials and
Their Application in Melting Operations (08-006)
PANEL: Melting Out and Restarting the Cupola with a Weekend Bank
(08-162)
3:45 PM
Room: C202
PANEL: Coreless Furnaces--Alternative Lining Methods and Ground
Fault Detection (08-164)
PANEL: Quality in the (Foundry) Laboratory (08-154)
MOLDING METHODS & MATERIALS
Sunday, May 18
08:30 AM
Room: C202
Sponsored Research: Comparing Alternate Foundry Refractory Coating
Measurement Systems (08-126)
Sponsored Research: Effects of Cast Iron Interfacial Temperatures
on a Graphitic Refractory Coating at Various Percent Solids (08-127)
Desirable Green Sand Properties via Aeration Sand Filling (08-128)
10:15 AM
Room: C202
Methylene Blue Clay Test for Molding Sand, Preblend, and
Bentonite[1] [2]; Supplement for Primary Calibration Material (08-056)
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