Foundry and recycling laboratory
In our foundry and recycling laboratory we work with casting, recycling and melt treatment of metals such as aluminium, iron, steel, titanium, magnesium and copper-based alloys.
Research group Casting, Forming and Recycling
We do high quality experimental based research within casting, forming, recycling and additive manufacturing of metals.
Contact person
Our skilled staff analyses results and data from our high-quality laboratories, where we design and carry out controlled, reliable and repeatable experiments. We co-operate with other SINTEF units to offer sustainable and multi-angelled solutions to our client's challenges.
Research areas
- Metal casting technology
- Metal forming technology
- Metal recycling technology
- Additive manufacturing of metal components
- Physical metallurgy
- Alloy development
- Melt treatment and refining
- Solidification and microstructure development
- Heat treatment and phase transformations
Research approach
Our well-equipped and up to date infrastructure and the unique competence of the staff is the backbone of the research groups scientific quality. The research group has been working with refining, casting, forming, and recycling for several decades. Very often in close cooperation with industrial customers either through projects funded by the Norwegian Research Counsil (NRC) or directly funded by the customers. We cooperate with international customers through EU projects, NRC projects or in direct projects. Within casting the group has very good reputation nationally and has contributed significantly to increase productivity and quality and reduce scrap-casting at many national foundries. Within forming our material and process knowledge has been used in development of new aluminiumalloys and optimalization of customer products and processes. Within recycling and refining we are at the international research front especially for aluminium alloys. Additive manufacturing is a growing competence field for the research group. The group already contributes to several national and international projects within this emerging and exciting field.
Laboratories and infrastructure
Laboratory for additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing is a growing competence field for the research group. The group already contributes to several national and international projects within this emerging and exciting field.
Wetting laboratory
In our unique wetting laboratory, we have competence on investigating interactions between liquid and solid materials at high temperatures. It is vital for the progress of metallurgical processes to further improve the understanding of reactions...
Projects
AluMar - Smart design and founding process for large sandcasted aluminium parts
AluMar will develop improved, seawater-resistant aluminium components for marine applications.
Alpakka - Circular Aluminium Packaging in Norway
Aluminium is extensively used in food packaging because it provides a unique durability. Longer durability leads to less food wastage. The challenge is to make sure that the aluminium packaging is reclaimed and goes back into the circuit. The main...
QuickProd - Quick and simple assembly in automotive production enabled by a new casting technology
Automotive car makers increasingly use light-weight aluminium structures to reduce the environmental footprint of cars during life-of-use (lower energy consumption) and to allow for the heavy batteries used in electric vehicles.
Strategic research centres
SFI Metal Production
An interdisciplinary Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI). Focus: During the next decades, the Norwegian metal industry will need to achieve even higher-quality output with more efficient use of materials and energy.
SFI PhysMet
PhysMet is an interdisciplinary center for research-based innovation (SFI) in physical metallurgy. Our goal is to establish knowledge and technology to realize new innovative material solutions in cost-effective, low-carbon production chains in the...
FME HYDROGENi
HYDROGENi is a centre for environment-friendly energy research (FME) dedicated to the research and innovations within hydrogen and ammonia needed to meet the 2030 and 2050 goals of the Norwegian hydrogen road map.
Contact info
- The research group is located at Alfred Getz vei 2 B, Trondheim
- Employees in the research group for Casting, Forming and Recycling (By clicking on an employee's name, you will find an overview of publications that the employee has submitted)