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Item Assessing Criteria for Casting and Deformation Suitability of Metals and Alloys(Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, 2025) Kimstach, Tetiana V.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Bilyi, Oleksandr P.; Mazorchuk, Volodymyr F.; Repyakh, Serhii I.ENG: Purpose. Based on existing criteria for predicting the suitability of metals and their alloys for manufacturing products from them by deformation or casting analysis develop a set of dimensionless parametric criteria and their quantitative scales. Their using will allow increasing the predicting accuracy of metals and alloys for their processing by pressure or casting suitability and feasibility. Methodology. The work uses phenomenological approach to systematic analysis results of metals and alloys mechanical and individual casting properties interpreting under uncertainty conditions, drawing on literature reference data, expert evaluation data and the authors’ own research results. The authors’ own data have been obtained experimentally using standard methods for mechanical properties determining and due to original authors’ method for technical purity metals and alloys based on them cast samples values of their absolutely hindered linear shrinkage determination during casting. Findings. The authors first proposed parametric dimensionless criteria and scales to them (criteria groups). Their application allows one, through such groups combinations, to assess suitability of any alloy or metal for its use possibility for products manufacturing by casting and/or pressure processing. Originality. For the first time dimensionless parametric criteria have been developed and proposed for use at initial stages of new alloys or technologies elaboration for products from them manufacturing as well as their quantitative scales for preliminary assessment (prognosis) of alloys processing feasibility by pressure or casting, regardless of their type and method. Practical value. Developed criteria and their quantitative scales using will allow alloys developers and specialized enterprises employees to save time and expenses both for alloy elaboration and for its implementation into production.Item Influence of Ice Structure on Vitability of Frozen Sand-Water and Sand-Clay Mixtures(Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine, 2024) Solonenko, L. I.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Kimstach, Tetiana V.; Mianovska, Ya. V.; Yakymenko, D. Yu.ENG: Purpose. To establish influence regularity of sand, water and clay preparation conditions on vitability of frozen mixtures made from combinations of these components and to increase the castings quality in foundries, as well as to improve technologies for artificial freezing of soils for underground constructions. Methodology. In this research, sand, clay, and water are used. Ice quality is estimated visually after water freezing at -15 °C in glass tubes. Frozen mixtures’ vitability at -15 °C is studied on beam-type samples. As indicators of survivability, the time to 1 mm bending of samples on supports and the time to their destruction are accepted. The time is recorded with a stopwatch, the temperature with an alcohol thermometer, the mass with electronic scales and the deflection arrow with a clock-type indicator. Findings. The presence and amount of water-soluble impurities in rare water significantly influence the nature, size and distribution of gas bubbles in ice, as well as frozen sand-water mixtures vitability. Frozen mixtures’ survivability increases with water content in them increasing, and, for sand water mixtures, survivability is maximum if ice has a homogeneous structure. Among mixtures with clays, the mixture with non-swollen kaolin clay has the greatest vitability. Regarding survivability, recommendations for manufacturing products from frozen foundry mixtures have been developed. Originality. For the first time, deformation change kinetics (bending arrows) under the influence of beam-type samples’ self-mass from mixtures of quartz sand and water and quartz sand, clay and water frozen at -15 °C, which have been previously prepared in different ways, have been investigated. Insights into the influence of various factors and ice quality on the vitability of frozen mixtures have been further developed. Practical value. The obtained results can be useful for expanding ideas about natural frozen soils’ behavior during their cyclic temperature changes, soils artificially frozen during mine shafts elaboration, escalators’ and junctions’ tunnels, etc. when constructing subways. In foundries, the developed recommendations will reduce technological losses and will improve casting quality made using frozen casting molds and cores from sand-water or sand-clay-water mixtures, castings’ patterns and their pouring systems from sand-water mixtures.Item Kinetics of Quartz Sand and Its Mixtures Drying by Microwave Radiation(Dnipro University of Technology, 2021) Solonenko, Lyudmila I.; Repiakh, Serhii I.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Mamuzich, I.; Kimstach, Tetiana V.; Bilyi, Oleksandr P.ENG: Purpose. Kinetics research and description of drying by microwave radiation mechanism development of quartz sand and its mixes with sodium silicate in limited quantity of water steam medium. Methodology. Distilled water, sodium silicate solute and quartz sand have been used in this research. Study has been performed on sand samples weighing 200 g. Mixtures drying and structuring have been performed by microwave radiation with power of 700W with frequency of 2.45 GHz in air and in saturated water weighing 1 g steam medium. Accuracy of temperature measurement is 1, mass is 0.02 g. Realized in this investigation drying kinetics has been specified as specimen weight change dependence and moisture evaporation from this mixture rate vs. drying duration. Dependencies have been built on the results of video recording and corresponding chrono-gravimetric measurements data digitalization. Mixtures during heating by microwave radiation temperature changes registration has been performed with an interval of 1560 s. Samples average heating rate has been estimated by calculation based on results in their temperature change determination during first 2 minutes of heating with microwave radiation. Findings. For the first time, microwave drying kinetics of quartz sand and its mixtures with sodium silicate in limited water medium (structured by SMS-process) has been studied. For the first time, based on SMS-process material balance, analytical dependence has been developed. This dependence application allows sand-sodium-silicate mixture structured by SMS-process maximum mass to calculate when using sodium silicate solute (silicate module 2.83.0) for quartz sand cladding and 1 g of saturated water steam for mixture structuring. It has been established that when mixtures structuring according to SMS-process water extraction from them takes place in three stages at ~100, 100108 and at 125138. Maximum appropriate heating temperature of sand-sodium-silicate mixture during structuring by SMS-process has been recommended as ~125. Exceeding of specified temperature leads to hydrated water from mixture releasing in steam form and its condensation on colder working surface of model-rod rigging. Resulting condensate leads to mixture restructuring in contact with equipment places and, accordingly, sharp quality deterioration in prepared molds and rods. For manufactured molds and rods quality stabilization, it has been recommended to pre-dry the quartz sand cladded with sodium silicate solute in microwave field for at least 3 minutes before structuring according to SMS-process. Originality. For the first time, data on drying kinetics has been obtained and quartz sand and its mixtures with sodium silicate in limited water steam medium microwave drying mechanism description has been developed. Influence of number of SMS-process basic parameters on structured quartz sand weight regularities has been established. Practical value. Research results will be useful in terms of ideas expanding about the processes that accompany granular materials drying, as well as in technologies and equipment for drying and structuring fine-grained dielectric materials and their mixtures development, creating new capillary-porous media, etc. under microwave radiation influence.Item Sand-Sodium-Silicate Mixtures Structured in Steam-Microwave Environment Effective Values of Thermo-Physical Properties(Dnipro University of Technology, Ukraine, 2021) Solonenko, L. I.; Repiakh, Serhii I.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Dziubina, A. V.; Abramov, Serhii O.ENG: Purpose. Sand-sodium-silicate mixtures, structured by steam-microwave solidification, thermo-physical properties integral-effective values during Al-Mg alloy and graphite cast iron pouring determination. Sand-sodium-silicate mixture apparent density changing according to quartz sand, cladded with sodium silicate solute, fractional composition and its influence on BrA9Zh3L bronze microstructure establishment. Methodology. Quartz sand with 0.23 mm average particle size, sodium silicate solute, aluminum alloy with 8.5 % Mg, flake graphite cast iron SCh200 (DSTU 8833:2019), bronze BrA9Zh3L (GOST 493-79) were used. Mixtures structuring was carried out in 700 W magnetron power microwave furnace. Sand-sodium-silicate mixture thermo-physical properties integral-effective values were calculated by G. A. Anisovich method, using castings results and molds thermography. Structured mixtures apparent density was determined on samples 50x120 mm dimension. Metallographic studies were realized using Neophot-21 optical microscope. Findings. It was found that with sodium silicate solute, used for sand cladding, amount increasing from 0.5 to 3 % mold material apparent density decreases and thermal activity lowers. This leads to castings grains size increasing. Mixture sodium silicate solute content was recommended limiting 1.5 % for fine-grained microstructure castings obtaining and cladded sand using, which particles pass through mesh side less 0.315 mm sieve. Sands with sodium silicate solute content more than 1.5 %, which don’t pass through sieve 0.4 mm mesh side, were recommended as casting molds heat-insulating material using. Originality. For the first time, when aluminum-magnesium alloy and graphite cast iron pouring, quartz sand cladded with sodium silicate solute in amount from 0.5 to 3.0 % (weight, over 100 % quartz sand), steam-microwave radiation structured, thermo-physical properties integral-effective values were determined. Practical value. Data obtained using will improve castings solidification time and rate analytical calculations accuracy, forecast level and residual stresses sign in them, shrinkage defects locations. This will reduce casting technology developing time and costs and castings manufacturability.Item Si and Mn Effect on Mechanical Properties and Linear Shrinking of Non-Magnetic Cu-Al System Cast Bronzes(Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, 2025) Kimstach, Tetiana V.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Bilyi, Oleksandr P.; Repyakh, Serhii I.ENG: Purpose. To establish Si and Mn influence on mechanical properties level at 20 °C and aluminum bronzes structure with Al from 3 to 9 % mass content investigation. Methodology. Cast bronzes mechanical properties have been determined based on their fracture results on FP-100/1 machine and PSW-30 pendulum impactor. Microstructure has been examined using Neophot-21 optical microscope. Bronzes linear shrinkage coefficients have been calculated based on results of determining cast cylindrical samples lengths changes. Si and Mn complex influence on bronzes properties has been determined by the results of simplex triangles according to H. Scheffer plan constructing. Temperature has been measured with chromel-alumel thermocouple completed with electronic potentiometer. Bronzes chemical composition has been determined on EXPERT 4L analyzer. Findings. Silicon (up to 2 %) and manganese (up to 2 %) adding to Cu-Al system bronze, while aluminum content from 9 to 3 % reducing, leads to bronze ultimate tensile and yield strength decreasing during stretching and its plasticity increasing. At the same time, bronze structure, at any combination of Al, Si and Mn contents within their changes in studied limits, remains single-phase. Originality. For the first time, comprehensive assessment of influence of Si and Mn with simultaneous decrease in Al content on mechanical properties and linear shrinkage of Cu-Al-Si-Mn system cast bronzes has been carried out. It has been established that all bronzes of studied compositions have a single-phase structure and mechanical properties level that is inherent for pressure-worked bronzes. Practical value. The research results expand understanding about elemental and complex influence of Si and Mn on aluminum bronzes properties, provide an opportunity to choose a bronze with properties required level from its cast billet for deformation or to design castings taking into account the linear shrinkage values discovered in this work. The data obtained can also be the basis for new foundry, corrosion-resistant, non-magnetic bronzes, which have strength and density at the level of some carbon steel grades, development. Such materials have been used for parts that operate in chemically aggressive environments manufacturing, for control and measuring equipment and devices parts, for ship parts and naval devices, fittings, bushings, couplings, intrinsically safe tools, etc.Item Structural Formation Regularity of Cu-Sn-Si System Low-Tin «Singing» Bronze(Baltija Publishing, 2022) Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Mazorchuk, Volodymyr F.; Dziubina, Alina V.ENG: Based on the task of acoustic bronzes containing about 20%Sn cost reducing, the aim of economically alloyed bronze composition with expensive tin replacement by silicon developing has been formulated in the present work. Three-component system Cu-Sn-Si bronzes structure formation has been studied and conodes triangle copper corner alloys phase transformations regularities were determined. It was established that in Cu-Sn-Si system alloys with Si content more than 4wt.%, original β-phase is stabilized by silicon and in solid state does not undergo low-temperature eutectoid transformations with small (up to 4wt.%) tin amount in bronze. It is shown that this «singing» bronze structural state is the basis for two systems of structural stresses in castings body existence, which act as acoustic resonators in products material. These systems are: α-Cu solid solution liquated areas of different genesis and interphase boundary α-Cu↔β-Cu5Sn, which causes occurrence of II type internal structural stresses between α-Cu and chemical compound Cu5Sn, which are fundamentally dissimilar in nature. For the first time, with comprehensive using of scanning electron microscopic, X-ray spectral, energy dispersive, X-ray structural phase and metallographic studies of Cu-Sn-Si alloys with optimized composition (silicon 4.5...5.5% by mass and tin 2...5% by mass at mass ratio Si/Sn≥1), tin-silicon bronzes with main components optimal ratio structural formation regularities are established. New bronze for bells and percussion musical instruments in terms of strength and impact toughness exceeds «classical» bell bronze indicators by~1.5...2.5 times with comparable relative elongation values. This evidences that, compared to «classic» bell bronze, elaborated cast bronze products with developed optimal chemical composition are characterized by greater reliability and durability during operation within its application specified area. Present work innovative solutions on methods of making musical bronze, obtaining bronze castings and making bells and percussion musical instruments acoustic elements are covered by intellectual property protection documents.Item Technogenic Hazards Coefficient of Sand-Resin Mixtures in Foundry Manufacturing(Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine, 2024) Solonenko, Lyudmila I.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Repiakh, Serhii I.; Prokopovich, I. V.; Bilyi, Oleksandr P.ENG: Purpose. To carry out a comparative quantitative assessment of environmental and sanitary-hygienic hazards of utilizing synthetic resins for manufacturing molds and rods in foundry production. Methodology. Quarry quartz sand brand 1K2O202, furan resin brand Permaset 839 and catalyst Permacat 128, aluminum alloy AL2, gray cast iron SCh200, carbon steel 30L, bronze BrА9Zh3L were used in the work. Chromel-alumel thermocouples completed with electronic potentiometer were used for thermography. Molds were made from quartz sand, furan resin and catalyst mixture. Casting mold heating depth determination from casting to temperatures above 400 °C was carried out by its thermogram graphical processing, which was obtained after casting mold pouring with aluminum alloy, bronze, gray cast iron and carbon steel. Findings. Among those studied, the most dangerous are urea-phenol-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde and urea-furan resins, and the least dangerous are phenol-formaldehyde and phenol-formaldehyde-furan resins. Ecological and sanitary-hygienic hazard level when using resin mixtures increases with increasing resin amount in mixture, castings walls thickness, their surface area, as well as with increasing temperature of melt poured into the mold. Originality. For the first time, in relation to foundry molds and rods in foundry production manufacturing, technogenic hazard coefficient (THC) has been developed and its value has been calculated. This, in fact, is air volume (m3) containing maximum permissible concentration of carcinogenic or poisonous substances released as a result of mold organic binder material destruction when pouring aluminum alloy, bronze, cast iron or steel. Practical value. The use of the research results makes it possible to increase the level of predicting accuracy of technogenic (sanitary, hygienic and environmental) hazards, accuracy level of calculating ventilation systems capacities in foundries, taking into account the serial castings production, castings structural features, as well as binding materials nature for foundry molds and rods for such castings.Item Water Resistance of Structured Sand-Sodium-Silicate Mixtures(Dnipro University of Technology, 2021) Solonenko, L. I.; Repiakh, Serhii I.; Uzlov, Kostiantyn I.; Mamuzich, I.; Bilyi, Oleksandr P.; Kimstach, Tetiana V.ENG: Purpose. To establish regularities of changes in sand-sodium-silicate mixtures (SSSM) relative water resistance, structured by steam-microwave solidification method (SMS), on their structuring parameters and sodium silicate solute (SSS) dissolution conditions. Methodology. Technical purity water, SSS with 2.8–3.0 silicate modulus, quartz sand with 0.23 mm average particle size were used in this work. Studies were carried out on quartz sand samples, which were preliminarily cladded with 0.5–2.5 % (by weight) SSS and structured by SMS method. The fracture time of structured mixtures was evaluated on cubic specimens with 20 mm rib length, which were immersed in water at different temperatures. Findings. Changes in SSSM water resistance in water regularities depending on their manufacturing, use and storage conditions were established. Recommendations for SSSM rods removal from castings in water were developed. Originality. For the first time, it has been established that relative water resistance of the SSSM structured by SMS method decreases along with increase in water temperature in which it is destroyed. Depending on SSS mass used for quartz sand cladding in range 0.5–2.5 %, water resistance dependence on treatment in steam-microwave environment with 2–7 minutes’ running time acquires an inversion character with inversion point ∼3.1 minutes into the processing. For the first time, it has been discovered that in boiling water the relative water resistance of SSSM, structured by SMS-process and having preheating, monotonically increases with preheating temperature rising from 100 to 600 °С, sharply increases when heated to 600–700 °С and practically becomes absolute after preliminarily preheating to higher temperatures. Practical value. Research results will be useful in concepts of processes accompanying destruction of structured sands with water-soluble binders expanding, as well as in technologies and equipment development designed for SSS rods and mold rests removing from castings.