- Method for investigation of the nitrogen interactions with metal melts under different partial pressures.
- Method for investigation of crystallization processes.
- Method for determination of the structure state of high nitrogen steels.
- Program product MAGMAsoft for simulation of the casting processes.
- Installation for levitation casting working in gas medium to 50 atm. – original.
- Installation for melting and pouring in vacuum and pressure to 50 atm., containing 10-kg induction furnace – original.
- Installation for electro-slag remelting for casting mono- and bi-metal ingots.
- High temperature furnace for sintering in different gas atmosphere or gas mixtures.
- Metallography.
- Prototype of permanent mold casting installation for steels with subsequent crystallization under higher mechanical pressure.
The installation for levitation melting operating in gas atmosphere and pressure up to 50 atm. is unique equipment in the world. The equipment is used for fundamental research on the solubility of gases in melts of metals and alloys. Study of drawing structural diagrams of ferrous alloys are carried out under joint projects with the Moscow Institute of Steels and Alloys, IMET “Baykov” – RAS – Moscow, Inner Mongolia Metallurgical Research Institute – China, Central Institute of Steel and Iron – China.
The installation for pressure casting is used for production of experimental ingots of steels and alloys for our partners – IMET “Baykov” – RAS – Moscow, The Siberian Branch of RAS – Novosibirsk, Inner Mongolia Metallurgical Research Institute – China, “Indira Gandi” Center for Atomic Research – India, Institute of Casting – Cracow – Poland, Polytechnic University – Bucharest – Romania, Polytechnic Institute – Zurich – Switzerland, Mining-Metallurgical Academy – Cracow, Poland, Egypt Engineering Academy -Cairo – Egypt, Institute of Metallurgical materials – Korea, Institute of Materials Research – Slovakia.
A technology for obtaining ultra-pure, sulphur- and carbon-free, high-nitrogen stainless steels is developed; ingots for research in “Indira Gandi” Center for Atomic Research – India, are manufactured.
An induction furnace for production of 10-kg steel ingots of special steels under 5 MPa pressure is designed and manufactured in the department under an order by the Egyptian Engineering Academy – Cairo.
The Institute is exclusive agent for Bulgaria for the MAGMASOFT software products. It is authorized to sell licenses for using of this software as well as to conclude contracts for technological support and realization of particular projects for simulation and optimization of casting technologies. MAGMASOFT is contemporary and powerful software for simulation and optimization of casting processes.
