Title

Improvement of the Casting Technology for Steel Bucket Tooth according to Lost Foam Casting using Computer Simulation

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2026

Volume

vol. 26

Issue

No 1

Authors

Kaliuzhnyi, P. ; Doroshenko, V. ; Nebozhak, I.

Affiliation

Kaliuzhnyi, P. : Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ; Doroshenko, V. : Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ; Nebozhak, I. : Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Keywords

Steel casting ; Computer simulation ; Lost foam casting ; Bucket tooth ; Casting defects

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

06.03.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/afe.2026.157968