Case Studies
The following examples demonstrate how our customers successfully exploit MAGMASOFT® in order to realize better casting quality, cost savings or reduction of development times.
Engine blocks full of stress
Cast iron engine blocks can be found in more than half of all passenger cars. Their performance and weight are, among other criteria, dependent on their geometry and the casting process, especially defects like porosity and residual stresses.
Real prototype – realistic casting?
Before start of production, many real castings are required for testing under realistic conditions. As with many of these prototype castings, the aluminum steering knuckle shown here was produced as a sand casting – a suitable process for low volume castings. The finite element analysis and durability calculations for a cyclic loading ...
Taking advantage of free flowing currents
Verdant Power is a recognized leader in the emerging marine renewable energy industry, using dam-less hydropower to convert energy found in flowing water currents.
Solving internal casting defects
Triumph in England is a strong advocate of MAGMASOFT® and asks all suppliers of critical components, like the fuel distributor housing shown here, to use casting process simulation.
Avoiding casting cracking during machining
A load of cast iron machine beds was manufactured and shipped as-cast to the end user. During heavy machining of the part, several of the castings completely cracked. The foundry was blamed by the customer for inadequate casting practice.
- Die casting
- Casting quality
- Cast component optimization
- Profitability and resource efficiency
- Casting design
- Automotive applications
- Heavy industries and wind power
- Permanent mold
- Cast iron
- Steel
- Nonferrous
- Core and mold
- Tool and pattern making
- Heat treatment
- Microstructure and properties
- Stresses and distortion
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