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Transferring iron melt fron iduction furnace
Photo: Sofia Öggesjö

Novel feeder technology for resource efficient steel casting

The aim of this project is to verify and demonstrate the possibility to industrially implement a novel technique to radically make the casting of steel and ductile iron more effective with respect to output and sustainability aspects.

The technique uses inductional heating to control and enhance the feeding of melt into the mould. The goal is to verify and develop the industrial potential of the method through a number of relevant demonstrators. The technique is to date untested for iron and steel and not custom to industrial use.

Therefore, there is a large potential for Sw edish foundry industry to pioneer. This might

  • change the established truth about the casting of iron and steel
  • reduce the carbon footprint of casting,
  • increase the competitiveness of Sw edish foundries by enhancing material exchange, quality, and productivity.

The long-term vision is to develop feeder-free casting as a global invention, where highest possible resource efficiency is obtained for the cast product. 

In this project, the new tecnique will be optimised according to energy useage, productivity, and material quality. Inductional feeding will be integrated into present foundry simulation software for development of cast products. In addition, novel applications of the technique will be investigated. A number of actual cases will be performed from the product range and process condition of each participating foundry.

Summary

Project name

MATARTEK

Status

Active

RISE role in project

Projektledare och koordinator

Project start

Duration

2021-10-31

Total budget

2,5 MSEK

Partner

Effee AS, NovaCast Systems, Stavanger Steel , Österby Gjuteri

Funders

Projektet finansieras inom det strategiska innovationsprogrammet Metalliska material, en gemensam satsning av Vinnova, Formas och Energimyndigheten.

Coordinators

Project members

Åsa Lauenstein

Contact person

Åsa Lauenstein

Senior forskare

+46 10 228 49 04

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