In the scope of a preparation work for a project proposal, a literature research was conducted on the applications of FactSage in the areas of combustion and gasification of fossil and renewable carbon-containing raw materials. The research included not only the important coal- and biomass-based fuels, but also all kinds of carbon-containing industrial and domestic […]
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In the scope of the collaborative research center SFB 761, von Schweinichen(*) experimentally investigated the chemical interactions between a high manganese steel melt and different refractory materials employed in assembling an adequate casting system. Normally, when casting in an open atmosphere, one expects worse results considering cleanliness for a top pouring process (Figure 1) than
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The 32nd “Aachener Stahlkolloquium“ (Aachen Steel Colloquium) has just started. This year’s topic is “Metallurgy in Transition 4.0” and the topics include digitalization, biofuels and hydrogen, big data and casting. It is clear that these aim at society’s needs for sustainability and low CO2-emissions while making sure that steel can still be produced in high-wage
We are very happy to announce the release of the first free FactSage Education version! This version is intended for both students as well as anybody else who is interested in a free test version. Many databases are available and most modules are active. The main restriction is that all calculations are limited to three
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Additive manufacturing is definetely a “hot topic” these days. And it is not only hot because of the extreme temperatures needed for processes like Selective Laser Melting (SLM) of molybdenum alloys! SLM of molybdenum alloys deserves attention because it combines a manufacturing process of the future with a material system that has the potential to
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I have recently been asked what FactSage can offer a potential customer working with cast Magnesium alloys. The short answer is: A lot!
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As of today, the 20th GTT Users’ Meeting is under way! It’s very warm outside, and Germany will be playing an important soccer game against South Korea this afternoon, but nonetheless we have over 70 registered participants from around the world for this year’s Users’ Meeting. To kick off the week we hosted a 2-day
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The program is divided into four sessions: Aqueous (Wednesday afternoon), Energy Conversion (Thursday morning), Metallurgy (Thursday afternoon) and Miscellaneous (Friday morning). The presentation files will be uploaded soon… Wednesday Afternoon Thursday Friday Morning
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We at GTT have already started to think about shifting some IT services to the cloud space so I attended the AWS Summit, one of the largest events in the area of cloud technologies. During this two-day event on June 6-7, more than four thousand visitors participated in about 100 talks and workshops held by Amazon
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I’m currently attending the 9th International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XtL Technologies – Closing the Carbon Cycle, which takes place in Berlin. Over the years the International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XtL Technologies has grown into a sizeable and very well-organized event that brings together the integrated gasification combined cycle and synthetic fuels
