Material Databases and Validation in Modelling the Structure of Castings Using the Cellular Automaton Method.

The paper presents the scope of applicability and the usefulness of the method of predicting crystalline structure of castings using a commercially available system called Calcosoft CAFE. The influence of individual values of the parameters of the thermal model and the model predicting the structure (phenomenon of nucleation and crystal growth), and the method of interpretation of the results were identified. In simulation studies, it is important to use reliable and validated material database, under appropriate conditions.

Decision Support System in the Field of Defects Assessment in the Metal Matrix Composites Castings.

This paper presented a new approach to decision making support of defects assessment in metal matrix composites (MMC). It is a continuation of the authors' papers in terms of a uniform method of casting defects assessment. The idea of this paper was to design an open-access application (follow-up system called Open Atlas of Casting Defects (OACD)) in the area of industry and science.