CastQC project

Congratulations to Tim! 🎉 We're so excited that Tim Drevenšek received the highest possible grade for his #diploma thesis on: 👉 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #Aluminium #Alloys 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀. Kudos to 🙏 ➡️ University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Materials and Metallurgy, in collaboration with ➡️ ZAG - Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije. Well done, Tim, and special thanks to everyone involved! #MaterialsScience #Metallurgy #Research

🔔 The 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐐𝐂 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 is to bring to market a new category of safer and more sustainable aluminum alloy, specifically designed to make final products with high-pressure die casting (HPDC). QC alloy will have well-defined parameters 📈 and conditions to ensure consistent and repeatable material properties. All partners of the project are working hard to achieve this using their expertise and collaborating closely throughout the development process By combining 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, the CastQC project aims to set a new standard in the industry for high-performance aluminum alloys, ultimately contributing to safer and more environmentally friendly manufacturing practices. 🌎 🌼

𝐐𝐂 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 unfolds in three distinct key phases: ✅ ingot casting, ✅ preparation of material and ✅ high-pressure die casting. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞? 🤓 📽 You can see the whole process in our video: ▶ 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩?𝘷=3𝘳𝘚𝘧𝘙𝘊𝘯𝘬𝘧𝘠𝘜 Short explanation: The chemical elements and master alloys, specified by a predetermined chemical composition, are melted in a furnace at temperatures higher than 700 °C. 🔥 The addition of specific elements such as copper, iron, manganese, silicon, magnesium and others (in minority) leads to the formation of new intermetallic phases, which are crucial for achieving the desired properties of the alloy during the 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐇𝐏𝐃𝐂) 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. #castqc #eit #rawmaterials #eitrawmaterials #hpdc

𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒕𝑸𝑪 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 - 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲! ⚙ To ensure that the required physical ⛓ and chemical 🧪 properties are 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝, microstructure, chemical composition, thermomechanical 🌡 parameters, and surface quality must be exactly defined. We have already taken necessary steps and are in the final stages of completion. 🔥 This careful 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 is essential for ensuring the 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 and sustainability of the new alloy. Once this phase is completed, we can proceed with confidence, knowing that our efforts have resulted in a product of superior quality. 🌟 #eit #rawmaterials #castqc #automotiveindustry

Slovenian #automotive event - report 👇 SRIP ACS+ organised a mission GREMO (short for green #mobility), where all major companies showcased their latest innovations and rewarded : ➡️ MAHLE - SCT electric motor with oil cooling ➡️ Hidria - Electric heated catalyst for exhaust system ➡️ TPV AUTOMOTIVE - Safety chassis element for BMW cars ➡️ Domel - EC motor for water pump ➡️ Kolektor - Multi-Function Sensor for Vehicle Dynamics Control and many others... The Prime Minister of #Slovenia, dr. Robert Golob also attended the strategic meeting to go through activities of ACS (slovenian automotive suppliers) in the field of innovative development of products and solutions. There will be funds to help domestic manufacturers driving innovation further 💪 Do you know that automotive industry in Slovenia contributes 𝟭𝟬% to the 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗗𝗣 and more than 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀? Thank you Tomaž Katrašnik for one of the best lectures about strategic planning of research and development 👌 Iztok Seljak had the 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 about what is going on in global automotive sector. European manufacturers are losing market share from 31% in '92 to only 15% now. However, Chinese manufacturers are successfully penetrating our market by rapid, agile and quality development of new cars. ➡️ Is the worst yet to come? 🫥 Marko Ukota from Flux Performance, a slovenian startup developing high-end electric dirtbike showcased that breakthrough innovations in mobility can also be sustainable 🌿 Let's discuss 🧐👇 1️⃣ How do you see this mission of collaboration between the companies in the same industry with the authorities? 2️⃣ Can we let go of the competitiveness between the companies and stand together? 3️⃣ How can slovenian knowledge help us stay afloat from pressures from the East? Photos: ACS

🔧 𝑼𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒎 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 ✨ Creating a new alloy is a thrilling blend of metallurgy and materials science. Key considerations include 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 metal behavior, precise element composition 🧪, strategic heat 🔥 treatments, and microstructure 🔬manipulation. In the world of aluminum alloys, 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 opens doors to diverse applications, not just automotive 🚗 as we focused on when making QC Alloy. As we pioneer the making of new 𝐐𝐂 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲, sustainability is a growing focus, aligning with global environmental goals. 🌍💚 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘘𝘊 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 🌱 #CastQC #eit #rawmaterials #eitrawmaterials #Metallurgy #AluminumAlloys #Innovation #MaterialsScience

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 of QC Alloy 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲... 👇      So where does QC Alloy help 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Let's dive in.   #Aluminium stator cover component, replacing conventional aluminum alloy EN AC-46000 (226) with 𝗤𝗖 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆 thus reducing mass with: ➡️ Slimmer cooling ribs and ➡️ Thinner shell.   ... but still guarantees 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: ☑️ High stiffness, ☑️ Excellent die-casting quality, ☑️ Unchanged load capacity, ☑️ Increased corrosion resistance and ☑️ Improved part cleanliness.   💡The mass of stator cover was reduced 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟭,𝟰% 👌👏 #castQC #HPDC #automotive #component

𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 - 8th casting! 🎉 We just completed the 8th 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐂 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲 and are excited to see 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 this time. 🔎 🔬 👉 With each casting, 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥: achieving steel-like properties in an aluminum alloy that will enable up to a 30% 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 compared to existing aluminum alloys (DIN226). 🚗🌐 ✨ This is not just great news for the automotive industry but also for car owners, as a 100 kg weight reduction can lead to a 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⛽ by 0.3 to 0.5 L/100 km. 🚘 Furthermore, we all stand to benefit from it because of its environmental 🌍 impact, as 20% 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐎2 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 in the production of the alloy to achieve 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅! #eit #rawmaterials #eitrawmaterials #automotiveindustry #aluminium #alloy #innovation

CastQC project 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is to develop 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 🌍 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 🌿 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲, referred to as 𝑸𝑪 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒚. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟: ✅ 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 ⚖️ ✅ 𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐎2 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 💡 While the alloy exhibits properties 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, our strategic focus 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 🚗 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳. Our imminent milestone involves presenting a 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫, poised to showcase the alloy's 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬. 💪 Follow us for the unveiling of a solution that aligns with our commitment to 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 in the automotive industry. 🌱 #castqc #eit #eitrawmaterias #Innovation #Sustainability #AutomotiveAdvancements

𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘘𝘊 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 (6/6)! 🤔 Did you ever wonder who's behind those 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 about the CastQC project? Regular 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐂 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐲 (𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦) are led by Zavod 404. 🌟 ➡ In the CastQC project, the role of Zavod 404 is to ensure thorough communication 📢 among partners and with the rest of the world. 🌐 They 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜, 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, showcasing the 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺. ✨ ➡ In addition to their public outreach activities for the CastQC project, Zavod 404 is a 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 hub, focusing on 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧. 🔬 They develop 3D printers for space and the pharmaceutical industry. 🚀💊 In the picture you can see a part of Zavod 404's CastQC team, Rok Capuder (CEO) and Anja B. (project manager). #castqc #qcalloy #eit #rawmaterials #eitrawmaterials #development #dissemination