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2008 Solidification Course

Sunday June 1, 2008

From 18:30 Welcome & Registration  
19.15 Dinner  
     

Monday June 2, 2008

08.30 - 09.45 Introduction / Overview of solidification phenomena M. Gremaud
09.45 - 10.15 Break  
10.15 - 11.15 Phase diagrams W. Boettinger
11.15 - 12.15 Discussion/Exercises (Phase diagrams) W. Boettinger
M. Rappaz
12.30 Lunch  
13.45 - 14.45 Heat and mass transfer J. Dantzig
14.45 - 15.45 Discussion/Exercises (Heat and mass transfer) J. Dantzig
C. Beckermann
15.45 - 16.15 Break  
16.15 - 17.15 Nucleation and grain refinment in alloys A. Ludwig
17.15 - 18.00 In-situ visualization of solidification (films) W. Boettinger
18.15 Social Hour  
19.15 Dinner  
     

Tuesday June 3, 2008

08.30 - 09.30 Microsegregation C. Beckermann
09.30 - 10.45 Discussion/Exercises (Microsegregation)

C. Beckermann
A. Ludwig

10.45 - 11.15 Break  
11.15 - 12.15 Dendritic structures H. Combeau
12.30 Lunch  
14.00 - 15.00 Mushy zone modeling C. Beckermann
15.05 - 16.05 Eutectic solidification and microstructure selection M. Rappaz
16.05 - 16.30 Break  
16.30 - 17.45 Discussion/Exercises (Dendritic-Eutectic solidification)

M.Rappaz H.Combeau

18.15 "Swiss Evening" dinner  
     

Wednesday June 4, 2008

08.30 - 09.30 Microporosity M. Rappaz
09.30 - 10.45 Discussion/Exercises (Microporosity) M. Rappaz
J. Dantzig
10.45 - 11.15 Break  
11.15 - 12.15 Modeling of columnar and equiaxed solidification H. Combeau
12.30 Lunch  
  Free time (personal contacts)  
18.00 Social hour  
19.00 Dinner  
     

Thursday June 5 , 2008

08.30 - 09.30 Macrosegregation A. Ludwig
09.30 - 10.45 Discussion/Exercises (Macrosegregation) A. Ludwig
H. Combeau
10.45 - 11.15 Break  
11.15 - 12.15 Solidification path in multi-component systems W. Boettinger
12.30 Lunch  
14.15 - 15.30 Exercises (Multi-component systems) W. Boettinger
C. Beckermann
15.30 - 16.00 Break  
16.00 - 17.00 Thermomechanics J. Dantzig
17.00 - 17.45 Computer presentation
(Coupling of solidification phenomena)
Ph. Thevoz
18.00 Social hour  
19.00 Dinner  
     

Friday June 6, 2008

08.30 - 09.15 Hot tearing C. Beckermann
09.15 - 10.30 Exercises (Thermomechanics and Hot tearing) J. Dantzig
C. Beckermann
10.30 - 11.00 Break  
11.00 - 11.45 Synthesis – Linking solidification phenomena Ph. Thevoz
11.45 Concluding remarks M. Gremaud
12.00 End  
12.15 Lunch  

 
 
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