Auburn University, Auburn

Research work performed in the institute under Prof. Tony Overcraft covers developing and applying advanced computer models to assist manufacturers in designing optimum casting processes for complex parts, examining the fundamentals of porosity and grain defect formation in nickel based super alloys, developing process models of aerospace structural castings and single crystal castings.

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Research in casting area focused on initial solidification during twin rolled casting of steels, nozzle clogging, inclusion formation and stability, the environmental stability of fluxes, mold flux crystallization, the interfacial tension between liquid steels and fluxes of varying composition and the reduction of defects included during the casting process.

Northwestern University, Evanston

Northwestern University advances the frontiers of knowledge and engineering capabilities. The research area includes the study on porosity defect analysis in the aluminum castings. It is usually difficult to control and eliminate both shrinkage and gas porosity by conventional means, especially when the casting geometry is complex.

Ohio State University, Columbus

Different areas of research in the institute are die-casting part distortion prediction to evaluate changes in the part due to changes in shape of the cavity due to pressure and clamping, stresses generated during part solidification when the casting is constrained from contracting freely by the die, and stresses generated during ejection.

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

The University of Alabama research area is to develop solidification modeling of thin wall iron casting. The goals of this task are to develop the most advance computational model for prediction of microstructure evolution during solidification, as well as of some typical casting defects such as cold shuts and centerline shrinkage.

University of Arizona, Tucson

Research at UA is studying the microstructure of cast alloys. Developing software to help engineers to design alloys and casting technologies that minimize defects and cast components like turbine blades. Software simulation of such components helps casting engineers to predict the defects, porosity during solidification of Al alloys, morphology of dendrites and how convection currents in liquid alloys affect solidification.

University of California, Oakland

The research focus in the institute involves: casting and solidification processing, advanced processing of materials, physical and mathematical modeling of continuous casting. Current research areas are: exploiting the temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility to control convection in fundamental studies of solidification phenomena.

University of Illinois, Urbana -Champaign

The University of Illinois is home to numerous research centers. The focus of the research in the institute is continuous casting. Its purpose is to develop comprehensive mathematical model of the continuous casting of steel slabs and to apply these models to improve understanding, optimize the process and solve practical problems.

University of Iowa, Iowa City

The research focus in the institute involves the study to understand the basic physical phenomena (such as grain fragmentation, growth, and sedimentation) and to create a simulation model, modeling the porosity to investigate the formation of porosity during casting of steel and other alloys, thermo mechanical modeling of Continuous casting.

West Virginia University, Morgantown

The metal casting group was added to the IOF-WV program in the fall of 1998. The current projects of IOF-WV are to develop and document successful uses of spent foundry sand, recover and recycle waste products such as slag, dust, and leaded sands. The foundry research in the institute is to improve casting yields, implement improved workplace ergonomics.

Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester

WPI researchers have selected following areas for their casting research: An effect of key elements on the feeding characteristic of Al-Si casting alloys, investigation of dies soldering characteristic of Al die casting alloy, porosity and fatigue performance interaction in aluminum cast alloys, and understanding of the critical porosity features.