Name: Liquid Metal Processing & Casting Conference - LMPC 2024
Start: 2024-09-22T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-25T18:00:00+02:00
Location: ASIA Hotel & Spa Leoben

Liquid Metal Processing & Casting Conference - LMPC 2024

from Sunday, 22 September 2024 (08:00) to Wednesday, 25 September 2024 (18:00)

Monday, 16 September 2024
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Friday, 20 September 2024
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Sunday, 22 September 2024

16:00 Conference Registration
Conference Registration
16:00 - 17:30

17:30 Welcome & Get together
Welcome & Get together
17:30 - 19:00

Monday, 23 September 2024

08:00 Registration
Registration
08:00 - 08:30

08:30 Opening
Opening
08:30 - 08:40
08:40 Invited talk: Plenary talk
Plenary talk
08:40 - 09:10
Contributions

08:40 Update on the World Market for Special Steels & Powder Metallurgy – Remelted Steels or Titanium or Powder Metallurgy - friend or foe? - Benedikt Blitz (SMR Premium GmbH)
09:10 Session 1: ESR
ESR
09:10 - 10:10
Contributions

09:10 Effect of Si Content in Electrode and SiO2 Additions to the Slag during Electroslag Remelting - Martin Detrois (National Energy Technology Laboratory)

09:30 Simulation of Remelting Processes: Challenges and Emerging Perspectives - Abdellah Kharicha (Montunivesität leoben)

09:50 THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATORS FOR THE ESR AND VAR REMELT PROCESSES - A. Stewart Ballantyne (MeltMet Technologies)
10:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Session 1: ESR 2
ESR 2
10:30 - 11:50
Contributions

10:30 Effects of Size on Characteristics of Electroslag Remelted (ESR) HAYNES®282® alloy ingots - Ramanathan Krishnamurthy (Haynes Intl)

10:50 On the Generation Mechanism of Large-size CaO•Al2O3 Inclusions in Die Steel during the Electroslag Remelting Process: at Atomic Scale - Jialong Tian (Northeastern University)

11:10 Monitoring the internal processes of electroslag remelting through an external array of magnetic field sensors - Paul King (Ampere Scientific)

11:30 Effect of double circuits electroslag remelting process on the ingot quality and corrosion resistance of S136 steel - Yanwu Dong (Northeastern University)
11:50 Group picture - Meeting point REGISTRATION DESK
Group picture - Meeting point REGISTRATION DESK
11:50 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Session 1: ESR 3
ESR 3
13:30 - 14:50
Contributions

13:30 Validation of electroslag remelting process simulation of an industrial scale martensitic stainless tool steel ingot - Daniel Haster Olsson (Uddeholms AB)

13:50 Development of an optimized SEM-EDS testing method for non-metallic inclusions and its application to evaluate the cleaning effect of different ESR-slags - Reinhold Schneider (Univ. of Appl. Sciences Upper Austria)

14:10 Segregation sensitivity study of Ni-based superalloys for turbine discs application - Mathieu Garrigue (Aubert & Duval)

14:30 A Metamodel for VAR Processing of Alloy 718 - Michael Hilbinger (Neue Materialien Fürth GmbH)
14:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:10
15:10 Session 1: ESR 4
ESR 4
15:10 - 16:10
Contributions

15:10 Influence mechanism of feeding on the removal of inclusions and shrinkage cavity defect during electroslag remelting process - Zhouhua Jiang (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University)

15:30 The Role of Solidification Irregularities in Freckle Formation - Alec Mitchell

15:50 Statistical Evaluation of Arc Dynamics Measured During an Industrial VAR Melt of IN718 Under Various Arc Gaps - Joshua Motley (Ampere Scientific)
16:10 Session 2: VAR
VAR
16:10 - 16:50
Contributions

16:10 3D Transient Numerical Modelling of Vacuum Arc Remelting Process and its implication on 2D Axisymmetric Model - Lang Yuan (University of South Carolina)

16:30 Improvements to Ingot Quality of Industrial-Scale Vacuum Arc Remelted Ti6Al4V by Application of Magnetic Sensing and Controls - Matthew Cibula (Ampere Scientific)
16:50 Session 10: Characterisation and properties
Characterisation and properties
16:50 - 17:50
Contributions

16:50 Formablity at room temperature of twin-roll cast Mg-Al-Zn-Sn alloy applied pre-strain and solution heat treatment - Tozuka Hotaka (Tokyo Denki University)

17:10 Bonding magnesium alloy andpolymer applied by silane coupling and atmosphere pressure plasma - HISAKI WATARI (TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY)

17:30 A System for Evaluating the Interior of a Crucible - Ashish Patel
17:50 Styrian evening

17:50 - 19:50
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
08:30 Session 2: VAR 2
VAR 2
08:30 - 10:10
Contributions

08:30 Segregation in vacuum arc remelted ingots of titanium alloys - Alec Mitchell

08:50 A numerical study on the solidification shrinkage of the ingot in vacuum arc remelting (VAR) process - Mraz Krystof (Brno University of Technology)

09:10 Magnethohydrodynamics (MHD) analysis of the molten pool in Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) of Alloy 718 utilizing Gaussian distribution - Mehran Abdi (University of Leoben)

09:30 Consumable electrode vacuum arc remelting of gamma-TiAl with online feeding - Alexander Specht (IME RWTH Aachen University)

09:50 Numerical Simulation of Asymmetric Cooling in Vacuum Arc Remelting Furnace - Alexis Clarissou (Framatome)
10:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:10 - 10:30
10:30 Session 3: VIM & Plasma
VIM & Plasma
10:30 - 12:10
Contributions

10:30 VIM B52 For Superalloy Barstick Production – Design Features Of An Innovative Furnace Concept - Matthias Knabl (Danieli Engineering & Services GmbH)

10:50 DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TYPE OF VACUUM ARC COLD HEARTH SKULL MELTING FURNACE & PROCESS - Alexander Scheriau (INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH )

11:10 A comprehensive numerical modelling of Plasma Arc Melting (PAM) process and simulation of inclusions removal - widad ayadh (Université de lorraine et IRT M2P)

11:30 From Concept to Reality: Exploring the Potentials of Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction - DANIEL ERNST (Montanuniversiatet Leoben)

11:50 Insights into Electric Arc Furnace Behavior: A Practical Simulation Approach - Mohamad Al Nasser (Montanuniversität leoben)
12:10 Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 13:30
13:30 Session 4: Casting
Casting
13:30 - 14:50
Contributions

13:30 Advanced Level 2 Software Integration for Enhanced Temperature Control from Meltshop to Casting - Michael Florian Peintinger (Smart Steel Technologies Inc.)

13:50 Grain refinement of high-Mn wear-resistant cast steel by means of heterogeneous nucleation - Peter Presoly (Montanuniversität Leoben)

14:10 Influence of the rotation parameters on the solidification conditions during mechanical stirring - Harald Holzgruber (INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH)

14:30 On Modelling Electromagnetic Braking in Thin Slab Continuous Casting: fundamentals, applications, and outlooks - Alexander Vakhrushev (Christian Doppler Laboratory for "Metallurgical Applications of Magnetohydrodynamics")
14:50 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:10
15:10 Session 4: Casting 2
Casting 2
15:10 - 16:30
Contributions

15:10 Experimental evaluation of MHD modeling and engineering applications - Haijie Zhang (University of Leoben)

15:30 Simulation and optimization of electromagnetic stirring and braking in slab continuous casting mold - Alija Vila

15:50 Interface tracking in modeling of nozzle clogging in steel continuous casting - Hadi Barati (K1-MET)

16:10 Formation of segregated channels in a rotating geometry during the solidification of steel alloy - Ibrahim Sari (Montanuniversitaet of Leoben)
18:00 Conference dinner
Conference dinner
18:00 - 20:00
Room: Leoben
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
09:00 Session 6: CFD and modeling
CFD and modeling
09:00 - 10:20
Contributions

09:00 On Performance of Data Models and ML Routines for Simulations of Casting Processes - Amir Horr (senior Scientist)

09:20 Fast simulation of a multiphase tundish flow by using recurrence CFD - Hannes Lumetzberger (JKU Linz / K1-MET GmbH)

09:40 Using CFD to study freeze-lining formation: a collaborative research project between academia and industry - Christian Gomes Rodrigues (Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Department of Metallurgy)

10:00 Study on the Influence of Neutral Gas Fraction in the AOD Process using a 3D Two-Phase CFD Model - mohammad khoshahang (KU Leuven Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering)
10:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Session 8: Properties
Properties
10:40 - 12:00
Contributions

10:40 A Novel Approach for Measuring the Electrical Conductivity of Molten ESR Slag Systems - Emanuel-Sebastian Drude (RWTH Aachen University)

11:00 Surface tension and viscosity measurements on laser heated liquid gallium droplets using acoustic levitation and oscillations methods - Thibault Quatravaux (Institut Jean Lamour - Université de Lorraine)

11:20 Non-metallic inclusion capture at the steel-slag interface in tundish simulations - Gerhard Holzinger (K1-MET GmbH)

11:40 Effect of deoxidizing elements on inclusions in vacuum refining of stainless steel - Shunsuke Narita (Daido Steel Co.,Ltd.)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Session 8: Properties 2
Properties 2
13:30 - 15:10
Contributions

13:30 Modelling the physical properties of electrofluxes through the lens of experimental data - Javad Mohsseni (Wacker Chemie AG)

13:50 A Review of Nitrogen Solubility in Nickel-based Alloys - Richard Smith (Carpenter Technology)

14:10 Steel and slag combined in HT-CSLM: A new approach for the in-situ investigation of non-metallic inclusions - Julian Cejka (Christian Doppler Laboratory for Inclusion Metallurgy in Advanced Steelmaking)

14:30 Integrated Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Refractory Erosion: A Case Study on Alumina with CAS and CASM Slags - Jeronimo Guarco (K1-MET GmbH)

14:50 Experimental observation and CFD study on inclusion particle behavior at a slag/argon interface - xiaomeng zhang
15:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:30
15:30 Session 8: Properties 3
Properties 3
15:30 - 16:30
Contributions

15:30 Microstructural evolution and dynamic phase transformation of micro-alloyed steel during hot deformation and its impact on the 2nd ductility minimum - Saeid Bakhtiari (K1-MET GmbH- Institute of Materials Science, Joining and Forming at the Graz University of Technology)

15:50 Laser ultrasound for in line and in situ measurements during casting and rolling. - Edgar Scherleitner (Research Center for Non Destructive Testing GmbH - RECENDT)

16:10 Reducing the risk of blowholes in heavy steel plates: causes to consider - Lev Medovar Medovar (Elmet-Roll)
16:30 Session 10: Characterisation and properties
Characterisation and properties
16:30 - 17:30
Contributions

16:30 Mechanism of improving solidification structure of super austenitic stainless steel by feeding strip in a laboratory simulator for continuous casting - Yi-feng Geng (School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning) Zhou-hua Jiang (School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University)

16:50 Control technology of homogenization during Solidification of high-end continuous casting slab - Yanzhao Luo (Research Institute of Technology, Shougang Group Co. , Ltd.)

17:10 Improving AISI 431 stainless steel ingot cleanliness by optimizing the refining and casting process - Yunqie Mao (Northeastern University)
17:30 Closing
Closing
17:30 - 17:40