NetCastPL4.0 Seminars Series – 24 March, 2025

The link to the registration page of the Seminar is the following:

click & register

Today’s seminar presentations are focused on Casting Alloys, specifically ductile iron and aluminium alloys. The researchers from AGH University of Krakow and
Silesian University of Technology will attempt to explain the complex aspects of these alloys.

NetCastPL4.0 Seminars Series – March 24, 2025, 02:00 – 03:15 pm

Aims of the seminars

Today’s seminar presentations are focused on Ductile Iron and Aluminum alloys technologies for thin-walled castings. The researchers at Teksid Iron Poland, Silesian University of Technologyand AGH have collaborated on these topics even before NetCastPL4.0, and the aim of the seminar is to present the state of research on this topic.

02:00 pm – Bogdan Cygan

• Spheroidal graphite cast iron having exceptional strength and ductility designed for light weights castings in automotive

Ductile iron (SGI) has been widely recognized for years, yet it continues to reveal new possibilities, challenges, and areas for innovation. Thanks to its excellent mechanical properties, it remains a key engineering material across various industries, particularly in automotive applications. One crucial factor in casting design is yield strength, which determines the stress level at which permanent plastic deformation begins.

Bogdan Cygan

Bogdan Cygan is the Laboratory Manager at Teksid Iron Poland and holds a PhD in materials engineering from AGH University of Science and Technology (2021). With 19 years of experience in foundries, he began his career at Rafamet Foundry Team before joining Teksid Iron Poland in 2007, where he has been responsible for metallurgical processes since 2014. His research focuses on cast iron processing, graphite nucleation, and metallurgical analysis, with recent work published in Carbon (Elsevier). He collaborates with AGH University and the Silesian University of Technology, mentoring students and supporting research on spheroidal graphite iron and ADI.

02:30 pm – Jarosław Piątkowski

• Technological Aspects of Aluminium Alloy Castings

Aluminium castings are widely used across industries such as aerospace, telecommunications, construction, and consumer products, with their primary application in the automotive sector. Since the early 1900s, cast aluminium has been integral to vehicle powertrains, including engine pistons, blocks, cylinder heads, and transmissions. Its role has expanded to structural components such as alloy wheels, steering knuckles, pillars, and shock towers.

Jarosław Piątkowski

Jarosław Piątkowski is an Associate Professor at the Silesian University of Technology, specializing in materials engineering with 30 years of experience. He has published nearly 200 scientific works and supervised multiple PhD dissertations. His research focuses on advanced aluminium casting alloys, particularly Al-Si and Al-Mg, with an emphasis on alloy preparation, melting, crystallization, and microstructure enhancement.re.