Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01175, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Marin, Gheorghe (Cégep de Trois-Rivières), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Applied Research and Development Grants (<$75k), program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée (<75,000 $), program purpose english : Eccomelt, a subsidiary of House of Metals produces and markets an aluminum alloy from the recycling of_x000D_
aluminum rims through a patented process of cleaning and fragmentation. This product, known as_x000D_
Eccomelt356.2, has a composition very similar to that of A356.2 ingots and is often diluted by foundries with_x000D_
primary aluminum to form A356.2. To increase its market share and find new market opportunities for_x000D_
Eccomelt356.2, House of Metals wants to develop foundry practices to enhance the utilization of the product in_x000D_
molten metal charges without affecting the mechanical properties of cast products made in whole or in part_x000D_
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) the_x000D_
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 production_x000D_
costs. Charges of Eccomelt will be prepared with different molten metal treatment processes and metal quality_x000D_
will be assessed by tensile test form sample poured from those melt, PodFa for inclusion contents and_x000D_
metallographic evaluation._x000D_
This research project will enable the industrial partner to gain a better understanding of the effect of casting_x000D_
conditions on the properties of parts cast from Eccomel356.2. With the data obtained in this project, House of_x000D_
Metals will be able to guide its customers (foundries) towards an optimal use of its product in order to obtain_x000D_
the best possible properties of the castings. This should give the Eccomelt365.2 alloy an additional competitive_x000D_
advantage in addition to its initial economic and environmental advantage as a recycled product. One student_x000D_
from the Cégep de Trois Rivières will participate in the project., program purpose french : Eccomelt, a subsidiary of House of Metals produces and markets an aluminum alloy from the recycling of_x000D_
aluminum rims through a patented process of cleaning and fragmentation. This product, known as_x000D_
Eccomelt356.2, has a composition very similar to that of A356.2 ingots and is often diluted by foundries with_x000D_
primary aluminum to form A356.2. To increase its market share and find new market opportunities for_x000D_
Eccomelt356.2, House of Metals wants to develop foundry practices to enhance the utilization of the product in_x000D_
molten metal charges without affecting the mechanical properties of cast products made in whole or in part_x000D_
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) the_x000D_
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 production_x000D_
costs. Charges of Eccomelt will be prepared with different molten metal treatment processes and metal quality_x000D_
will be assessed by tensile test form sample poured from those melt, PodFa for inclusion contents and_x000D_
metallographic evaluation._x000D_
This research project will enable the industrial partner to gain a better understanding of the effect of casting_x000D_
conditions on the properties of parts cast from Eccomel356.2. With the data obtained in this project, House of_x000D_
Metals will be able to guide its customers (foundries) towards an optimal use of its product in order to obtain_x000D_
the best possible properties of the castings. This should give the Eccomelt365.2 alloy an additional competitive_x000D_
advantage in addition to its initial economic and environmental advantage as a recycled product. One student_x000D_
from the Cégep de Trois Rivières will participate in the project., agreement title english : Development of an A356 type alloy produced from recycled cast aluminum wheels, agreement title french : Development of an A356 type alloy produced from recycled cast aluminum wheels, agreement number : CARD2, agreement value : 73600.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada