Receiving American Foundry Society – Foundry Education Foundation Board Award

 

 

Professor Von L. Richards, Ph.D.,

Wolf Professor of Metals Casting,

University of Missouri at Rolla, Metallurgical Engineering Department

Honors and Awards:

·         AFS Cast Iron Division Best Paper Award for 2004 Casting Congress

·         SOMEER Award for Most Improved Laboratory Teaching

·         “Boots” Clayton Award for teachers who are most concerned about students – UMR Metallurgical Engineering Department Seniors

·         2002 FeF Key Professor – University of Missouri-Rolla

·         2002 American Foundry Society Howard Taylor Award for the AFS Transactions and Casting Congress paper that had the greatest technological impact on the metals casting industry

·         2001 American Foundry Society-Foundry Education Foundation Board Award for the FEF Key Professors

·         2001 First UMR Robert V. Wolf Professor of Metals Casting

·         2001 Barrenbrugge award for Faculty Excellence (Tri-State University)

·         Tri-State University Senior Class teaching award

·         1999 American Foundry Society Midwest Regional Education Chairman

·         1994 Appointed as Foundry Education Foundation Key Professor at Tri-State University after the university regained provisional FEF accreditation

 

 

Education:

·        Ph. D. Engineering Materials   - University of Michigan (1982)

·        M.S. Metallurgical Engineering -           University of Wisconsin at Madison (1971)

·        B.S.I.E.  -         General Motors Institute (1969)

 

 

Current Funded Research Topics :

Ø      CO2 Sequestration in Steelmaking by Hydrous Carbonate Formation

Ø      Age strengthening of Graphitic Irons and machinability

Ø      Precision Steel Casting (investment and lost foam)

Ø      NDT of Friction Stir Welds

Ø      Continuous steelmaking with Dr. Kent Peaslee

Ø      Melting Efficiency in Steel Foundries with Dr. Kent Peaslee

 

Typical Publications :

(1)            Composition Effects on Age Strengthening of Gray Iron, Von L Richards, Thottathil V. Anish, Simon Lekakh, Wayne, Nicola, and David C. Van Aken, Submitted to Transactions of AFS.

 

(2)            Characterization of Investment Casting Waxes as a Semi-Crystalline Material by DSC and XRD, B. L. Kruse and V. L. Richards, Submitted to International Journal of Cast Metals Research

 

(3)            An Investigation of the Causes that Lead to Burn-in/Burn-on in Heavy Section Steel Castings, B.L. Kruse, V.L. Richards, P. D. Jackson, Accepted for Publication in AFS Transactions, paper number 06-035.

 

(4)            Curing Kinetics of Ceramic Slurries Used in Investment Casting With Ice Patterns, Qingbin Liu,  Von L. Richards, Kevin P. Daut and Ming C. Leu, accepted for publication by International Journal of Cast Metals Research.

 

(5)            Fracture Toughness of Ceramic Molds for Investment Casting with Ice Patterns, Qingbin Liu, Ming C. Leu, Von L. Richards, and Ross Laurent, submitted to The International Journal of Cast Metals Research.

(6)            Design of a Foundry Size Ladle Metallurgy Vessel: Ferromanganese Dissolution Kinetics, V. Richards, D. Weber, and K. Peaslee, AFS Transactions 2005.

 

(7)            Age Strengthening of Ductile Iron : Initial Indications, V. Richards, D. Van Aken, O Mereau, and W. Nicola, AFS Transactions 2004, paper 04-038.

(8)            Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron, Von L. Richards, D.C. Van Aken, and Wayne Nicola, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, 2003, Vol. 16, Nos. 1-3, p. 275-280.

(9)            The Effect of Ferrous Charge Materials and Covered Melting on Metallic and Alloy Recovery in Iron Melts, R. B. Tuttle, K. D. Peaslee, V. L. Richards, and L. Trueba, AFS Transactions, 2003, Paper 03-039.

(10)        Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron: Kinetics, Mechanical Property Effects, Von L. Richards, David C. Van Aken, and Wayne Nicola, AFS Transactions, 2003, paper 03-037.

(11)        Thermal Expansion of Investment Casting Pattern Wax, Von L. Richards and Sony Mascreen, AFS Transactions, 2003, paper number 03-040.

(12)        The Effect of Temperature on the Friability of Silicon Carbide Briquettes in the Cupola, Aryama Sakia, Von L. Richards and Kent Peaslee, AFS Transactions paper number 03-038, 2003, accepted for publication.

(13)        Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Roughness of Rapid Freeze Prototyping Ice Patterns and Investment Casting Metal Parts, Ming Liu, Quingbin Liu and Von L. Richards, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2003.

(14)        Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron: Nitrogen Effects and Machinability, J. Edington, Von L, Richards and Wayne Nicola, Paper number 02-120, AFS Transactions, 2002.

(15)        Four-point Bend Testing Method More Accurately Characterizes Strength of Ceramic Mold Shells,  Von L. Richards, and Ginger Connin, INCAST, April 2002, pp. 22-25.

(16)        Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron: Kinetics, Mechanical Property Effects,  Von L. Richards, David C. Van Aken, and Wayne Nicola, AFS Transactions, 2003, paper 03-037, accepted for publications.

(17)        Oxidation Equilibria In Electric Arc Furnace Liquid Steel Under Low V-Ratio Practice, Von L. Richards, Charles E. Bates, and John Griffin, 60th Electric Furnace Conference Proceedings, Iron and Steel Society, November 2002, p. 307.

(18)        Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron, Von L. Richards, D. C. Van Aken and W. Nicola, Seventh International Symposium on the Science and Processing of Cast Iron, September 2002, paper 76.

(19)        Burn-in/Burn-on Sand: Fertile Field for Research, Von L. Richards, Steel Founders’ Society Technical and Operating Conference Proceedings, November 2001.

(20)        The Effect of Temperature on the Friability of Silicon Carbide Briquettes in the Cupola, Aryama Sakia, Von L. Richards, and Kent Peaslee, AFS Transactions paper number 03-038, 2003, accepted for publication.

(21)        Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Roughness of Rapid Freeze Prototyping Ice Patterns and Investment Casting Metal Parts, Ming Leu, Quingbin Liu, and Von L. Richards, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, accepted for publication, January 2003.

(22)        Metallic Recovery of Ferrous Charge Materials, Wayne M. Nicola Von L. Richards AFS Transactions, paper 01-126 page 1297 2001.

(23)        Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron Phase III – Effect of Aging Temperature, Wayne M. Nicola and Von Richards AFS Transactions paper 01-181 page 1-9, 2001.

(24)        Age Strengthening of Gray Cast Iron Phase II – Nitrogen and Melting Method Effects, Wayne M. Nicola and Dr. Von L. Richards, Paper 00-127 AFS Transactions 2000.

(25)        Four Point Bend testing to Characterize the Strength of Ceramic Mold Shells, Von L. Richards and Ginger Connin, Investment Casting Institute 49th Annual Meeting and Exposition paper number 13, 2001.

(26)        Thermal Expansion of Investment Casting Pattern Wax, Brian V. Sunderland and Von L. Richards, Investment Casting Institute 49th Annual Meeting and Exposition paper number 2, 2001.

(27)        Burn-in/Burn-0n Sand: A Fertile Field for Research,Von L. Richards, Steel Founder’s Society of America Technical And Operating Conference Proceedings, November 2001.

(28)        Investment Casting Shell Cracking, Von L. Richards, Deepak J. Rasquinha and Brian Sunderland, Steel Founder’s Society of America Technical And Operating Conference Proceedings, November 2001.

(29)        Thermochemical Rationale for Clean Heat/Dirty Heat Results, Von L. Richards, Charles Bates, and John Griffin, Steel Founder’s Society Technical and Operating Conference Proceedings November 2000.

(30)        Control of Metal Penetration in Steel Casting Production, Von L. Richards and Raymond Monroe, Proceedings of the Steel Founder’s Society of America Technical and Operating Conference, November 1999

(31)        Age Strengthening of Gray cast Iron; Phase I Statistical Verification, W. M. Nicola and Dr. Von Richards, Paper 99-191 AFS Transactions 1999.

(32)        Metal Penetration in Coated Sand Cores, Raymond Monroe and V. L. Richards Proceedings of the Steel Founder’s Society of America Technical and Operating Conference 1998.

(33)        Mechanical Properties of Ce0.9Gd0.1O2-x and Ce0.9Gd0.1O2-x+ Al2O3 Composites,J.L. Routbort, K.C. Goretta, R. Doshi, V. L. Richards, M. Krumpelt, J. Wolfenstine and A. R. de Arellano-Lopez, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, v 19(3) 1998, p. 189-1

(34)        Opportunities for Thin-Wall Steel Castings, by Robert C. Voigt, Jeohng-min Kim, and V. L. Richards, Steel Founder's Society of America Technical and Operating Conference Proceedings, November 1997.

(35)        Mold-Metal Penetration II -- More Adherent Sand Defects, by V. L. Richards, Steel Founder's Society of America Technical and Operating Conference Proceedings, November 1997.

  

 

Courses Taught at UMR:

Met 222 Metals Processing Laboratory

Met 307 – Metals Casting (also available on distance education)

Met 308 Metal Casting Laboratory

Met 305 Non-Destructive Testing (also available on distance education)

Met 421 Ferrous Metals Casting (also available on distance education)

 

If you would like more information about the Cast Metals Program and FEF or metal casting opportunities for students, please contact me at vonlr@umr.edu , or telephone 573-341-4730, or mail at:

Metallurgical Engineering – UMR

1870 Miner Circle

 Rolla, MO