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One of the most interesting categories of artifacts for archaeometallurgical research includes deposits of bronze items, so-called "metallurgists hoards". They contain, aside of final products, many fragments of raw material and, moreover, metallurgical tools. An important source for the studies on the history of metallurgical technology is hoard from Przybysław, Greater Poland district. Thus, the aim of the work is the identification and interpretation of bronze-working practices and strategies adopted by prehistoric communities of the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (ca. 600 BC). The examined objects are characterized in terms of their design, structure, and chemical composition. The methods chosen for the studies of artifacts include: metallographic macro- and microscopic observations using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the analysis of chemical composition with the methods of energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF). The thermodynamic analysis of the alloys was performed on the basis of the CALPHAD method. The experimental melts allowed to verify the theoretical considerations and to determine the characteristic temperatures of changes. The old casting technology can be analyzed basing on computer modeling and computer simulation methods. Simulations in the MAGMASOFT® software are a good example to illustrate how to fill a mould cavity with a molten bronze for a hoop ornament. It is also an appropriate tool to determine temperature distribution in a mould. The simulations also show the possible disadvantages with this old technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this work is to develop a numerical model capable of predicting the grain density in the Mg-based matrix phase of an AZ91/SiC composite, as a function of the total mass fraction of the embedded SiC particles. Based on earlier work in a range of alloy systems, we assume an exponential relationship between the grain density and the maximum supercooling during solidification. Analysis of data from cast samples with different thicknesses, and mass fractions of added SiCp, permits conclusions to be drawn on the role of SiCp in increasing grain density. By fitting the data, an empirical nucleation law is derived that can be used in a micro model. Numerical simulation based on the model can predict the grain density of magnesium alloys containing SiC particles, using the mass fraction of the particles as inputs. These predictions are compared with measured data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presented work focused on the movement of SiC particles in the vicinity of the solidification front in AZ91/(SiC)P composite. Authors describe the mathematical model that governs this phenomenon. On the base of following numerical model own computer program was prepared. The behavior of a particle moving parallel to the solidification front was analyzed. Three variants of local velocity gradient of liquid metallic phase were analyzed for a particle of radius 10, 50 and 100 μm. At a bigger velocity gradient the SiC particle was observed to go down quicker and to move towards the solidification front. This effect was stronger for SiC particles, which had a bigger radius, i.e. 100 and 50 μm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The process of steel solidification in the CCS mould is accompanied by a number of phenomena relating to the formation of non-metallic phase, as well as the mechanism of its interaction with the existing precipitations and the advancing crystallization front. In the solidification process the non-metallic inclusions may be absorbed or repelled by the moving front. As a result a specific distribution of non-metallic inclusions is obtained in the solidified ingot, and their distribution is a consequence of these processes. The interaction of a non-metallic inclusion with the solidification front was analyzed for alumina, for different values of the particle radius. The simulation was performed with the use of own computer program. Each time a balance of forces acting on a particle in its specific position was calculated. On this basis the change of position of alumina particle in relation to the front was defined for a specific radius and original location of the particle with respect to the front. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The formation of titanium nitride precipitations during solidification of steel was modeled with own computer software based on Ueshima model. A thermodynamic parameters database was worked out on the basis of literature study. Calculations were performed for two types of steel; one of them was high in titanium. The quantity of produced titanium nitrogen inclusions was calculated. The authors analyzed changes in nitrogen, titanium and oxygen content in the course of segregation of steel components on the solidification front. The influence of solidification rate on the process of precipitation formation was analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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