Upgrade of the Foundry and Thixoforming Laboratory at FEM/Unicamp

• Grant number: 13/09961-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Processes
• Principal Investigator: Eugênio José Zoqui
• Grantee: Eugênio José Zoqui
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This proposal aims to equip the of Foundry and Thixoforming Laboratory at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering / UNICAMP with an inductive melting furnace 40kW 20kHz capable of producing up to 2.6 liters of liquid metal (especially aluminium-silicon alloys and cast iron, both hypoeutectic). The main objective is to facilitate the production and characterization of the alloys patented by the laboratory for specific use in thixoforming. Currently the lab has a 9kW resistive furnace type which is insufficient to carry out the experiments on the scale required. This equipment will support four PhD theses and six dissertations in progress, and project will provide, in addition to the above mentioned equipment, a Vickers hardness tester for characterization of cast products as well as consumables materials for the full realization of the work. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

TORRES, LUIS VANDERLEI; TORRES, LUIS FERNANDO; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. Electromagnetic Stirring versus ECAP: Morphological Comparison of Al-Si-Cu Alloys to Make the Microstructural Refinement for Use in SSM Processing. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 2016. (09/08478-1, 15/22143-3, 13/09961-3)

CAMPO, KAIO NIITSU; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. Thixoforming of an ECAPed Aluminum A356 Alloy: Microstructure Evolution, Rheological Behavior, and Mechanical Properties. METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, v. 47A, n. 4, p. 1792-1802, APR 2016. (13/09961-3)

BROLLO, GABRIELA LUJAN; DE PAULA, LEANDRO CASSIO; WEISHAUPT PRONI, CECILIA TEREZA; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. Analysis of the thermodynamic behavior of A355 and B319 alloys using the differentiation method. Thermochimica Acta, v. 659, p. 121-135, JAN 10 2018. (15/22143-3, 13/09961-3)

BROLLO, GABRIELA LUJAN; TARNAYO, DAIMER VELAZQUEZ; TORRES, LUIS VANDERLEI; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. Thermodynamic evaluation of the thixoformability of Al-Si-Cu alloys. CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY, v. 67, DEC 2019. (09/08478-1, 15/22143-3, 13/09961-3)

BEIL, WENDEL LEME; BROLLO, GABRIELA LUJAN; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. A Continuous Casting Device with Electromagnetic Stirring for Production of SSM Feedstock Using Al-Si Alloys. MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS, v. 24, n. 3, 2021. (15/22143-3, 13/09961-3)

RODRIGUES DANTAS, ANDRE VICTOR; BROLLO, GABRIELA LUJAN; TAMAYO, DAIMER VELASQUEZ; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. Thixoforming of an Al-Si-Zn-Mg Alloy - Thermodynamic Characterization, Microstructural Evolution and Rheological Behavior. MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS, v. 24, n. 2, 2021. (15/22143-3, 13/09961-3)

BROLLO, GABRIELA LUJAN; WEISHAUPT PRONI, CECILIA TEREZA; DE PAULA, LEANDRO CASSIO; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. An alternative method to identify critical temperatures for semisolid materials process applications using differentiation. Thermochimica Acta, v. 651, p. 22-33, MAY 10 2017. (15/22143-3, 13/09961-3)

GABRIELA LUJAN BROLLO; CECÍLIA TEREZA WEISHAUPT PRONI; EUGÊNIO JOSÉ ZOQUI. The effect of the chemical distribution on the mechanical properties of the Al-5.5wt%Si-5wt%Zn-0.2wt%Mg alloy after thixoforging and solution heat treatment. MATERIA-RIO DE JANEIRO, v. 27, n. 2, 2023-01-13. (09/08478-1, 13/09961-3, 15/22143-3)

TORRES, LUIS VANDERLEI; TORRES, LUIS FERNANDO; ZOQUI, EUGENIO JOSE. Electromagnetic Stirring versus ECAP: Morphological Comparison of Al-Si-Cu Alloys to Make the Microstructural Refinement for Use in SSM Processing. ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 2016, p. 7-pg., 2016-01-01. (13/09961-3, 15/22143-3, 09/08478-1)