Receiving American Foundry Society – Foundry Education
Foundation Board Award
Professor Von L. Richards, Ph.D.,
Wolf Professor of Metals Casting,
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 –
·
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 Senior Class
teaching award
·
1999 American Foundry Society
·
1994 Appointed as Foundry Education
Foundation Key Professor at
Education:
·
Ph. D. Engineering Materials -
·
M.S. Metallurgical Engineering -
· 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
(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
Rolla, MO