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Title:
Development of an A356 type alloy produced from recycled cast aluminum wheels
Agreement Number:
CARD2
Agreement Value:
$73,600.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 10, 2018 -
Organization:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Location:
Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
GC-2017-Q4-01175
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:
Marin, Gheorghe (Cégep de Trois-Rivières)
Program:
Applied Research and Development Grants (<$75k)
Program Purpose:

Eccomelt, a subsidiary of House of Metals produces and markets an aluminum alloy from the recycling ofx000D
aluminum rims through a patented process of cleaning and fragmentation. This product, known asx000D
Eccomelt356.2, has a composition very similar to that of A356.2 ingots and is often diluted by foundries withx000D
primary aluminum to form A356.2. To increase its market share and find new market opportunities forx000D
Eccomelt356.2, House of Metals wants to develop foundry practices to enhance the utilization of the product inx000D
molten metal charges without affecting the mechanical properties of cast products made in whole or in partx000D
from Eccomelt356.2. The project goals is to study the effect of the following parameters: (1) Cleaning /x000D
degassing of Eccomelt356.2 containing melts (2) the amount of alloying/modifying elements ( Sr, TiB2) (3) thex000D
effect of the solidification conditions (e.g. the casting process) (4) the effect of hot isostatic pressing (HIP)x000D
process, and (5) The response to T6 and T61 tempers and (6) the effect of using this material on productionx000D
costs. Charges of Eccomelt will be prepared with different molten metal treatment processes and metal qualityx000D
will be assessed by tensile test form sample poured from those melt, PodFa for inclusion contents andx000D
metallographic evaluation.x000D
This research project will enable the industrial partner to gain a better understanding of the effect of castingx000D
conditions on the properties of parts cast from Eccomel356.2. With the data obtained in this project, House ofx000D
Metals will be able to guide its customers (foundries) towards an optimal use of its product in order to obtainx000D
the best possible properties of the castings. This should give the Eccomelt365.2 alloy an additional competitivex000D
advantage in addition to its initial economic and environmental advantage as a recycled product. One studentx000D
from the Cégep de Trois Rivières will participate in the project.