ICRF 2026 - 5th International Conference on INGOT CASTING, ROLLING & FORGING

Session

Ingot casting and remelting III

15 Oct 2026, 08:40

Gardenia room (Hotel Caesius Thermae & Spa Resort)

Conveners

Ingot casting and remelting III

• Michele De Santis (Rina Consulting - Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA)

55. STAINLESS STEEL AND SPECIAL ALLOYS INGOTS. WHICH CASTING POWDER?

Marco Alloni (Prosimet S.p.A.)

15/10/2026, 08:40

Oral Presentation

Casting powders for ingot production have evolved from generic insulating materials to highly tailored products designed for specific steel and alloy families. Early powders, largely based on fly ash, provided basic thermal insulation and surface protection for ingot casting but offered limited control over melting behavior, viscosity, and steel–slag interactions.
The introduction of...

49. ELECTROSLAG REMELTING: AN ADDITIVE APPROACH TO LARGE COMPOSITIONALLY HOMOGENEOUS AND COMPOSITE COMPONENTS MANUFACTURING

Prof. Ganna Stovpchenko (CFHI, UDUNT)

15/10/2026, 09:00

Oral Presentation

Additive Manufacturing (AM) has become a mainstream technique for layer-by-layer fabrication of parts with complex geometries directly from digital files. For metal parts, two primary limitations hinder widespread industrial adoption: low productivity and high cost, driven by the use of small-sized powder and wire feedstocks. As a result, AM is currently used mainly for critical parts in...

81. Vacuum Ingot Casting in the Modern Era: Plant Concepts, Process Optimization, and Performance

Mr Alexander Weigl (Inteco melting and casting technologies GmbH)

15/10/2026, 09:20

Oral Presentation

Vacuum ingot casting is experiencing a strong revival driven by rising demand for large, high-integrity forged components in critical applications such as power generation and heavy machinery. This paper outlines the metallurgical principles and modern technological developments of the process to enhance degassing and minimize reoxidation. Focus is placed on current plant concepts, such as...

37. Advances in the Production of Ultra-Clean Specialty Steels: Recent Strategies for Hydrogen Removal, Total Oxygen Reduction, and Nonmetallic Inclusion Control

Mr Julio Espinoza

15/10/2026, 09:40

Oral Presentation

Since its startup ten years ago, FRISA Steelmaking has continuously advanced its production routes to achieve ultra-clean specialty steels, targeting increasingly stringent requirements in critical applications. Through advanced data-driven and predictive process control at the end of vacuum treatment, FRISA consistently achieves hydrogen levels below 0.80 ppm, virtually eliminating...

70. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Novel Al–Cenosphere–MWCNT Composite Foams under Varying Strain Rate

Ravi Kumar (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India-560012)

15/10/2026, 10:00

Oral Presentation

Aluminum-based hybrid foams are emerging as advanced lightweight materials owing to their excellent energy absorption capability, corrosion resistance, and enhanced impact performance, making them highly suitable for aerospace, automotive, and defense applications. In the present study, the strain rate-dependent compressive behavior of in-house developed Novel Al–Cenosphere–MWCNT composite...