Metal Processing Institute
Advanced Casting Research Center

ACRL Spring Meeting

Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Higgins Laboratories Room 102

Agenda

TimeEvent
8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Opening comments
R. Donahue, Chairman, ACRL Steering Committee

8:45 - 9 a.m.

Status: Briefing on MPI developments
D. Apelian, MPI

9 - 9:15 a.m.

Review and approve minutes of last meeting and review action items from last meeting
R. Donahue

9:15 - 9:45 a.m.

Overview of ACRL research projects

  • Die Soldering
  • Porosity and Fatigue
  • Effect of Trace Elements on Feedability of Al Casting Alloys
  • Evolution of the Eutectic Microstructure in Al Casting Alloys
  • Feasibility of Grain Refining Al Alloys Using a Vapor Phase
9:45 - 10 a.m.

Pre-Launch Project
J. Van Wert, C. Kasouf

10 - 10:15 a.m.

Review of Budget
C. Garofoli

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 - 11 a.m.

Progress reports on ACRL cost-shared projects, funded by DOE:

  • Clean Metal Casting - D. Apelian, M. Makhlouf
  • Castability of Die Casting Alloys - M. Makhlouf
  • Towards Zero Defect Castings - D. Apelian, M. Makhlouf
11 - 11:20 a.m.

Report: Ad hoc Committee on Steering Committee Make-up
John Jorstad

11:20 - 11:45 a.m.

New business:

  • Upcoming meetings and conferences
  • Other new business
  • Parking lot items
11:45 - 12 noon

Wrap up, summaries, action items, etc.

12 noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch

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