Dipl.-Ing.

Andreas Weidinger

Focus

• Continuous casting of aluminum alloys -focus on the castability of various Al-alloys with increased scrap content on a laboratory scale
• Thin-strip casting

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Education/Professional experience

2009–2013 Apprenticeship in mechatronics at EBNER furnace technology and vocational maturity examination
2015 Degree in Electrical Engineering Master Craftsman Training
2015–2021Bachelor’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria (BSc)
2021–2022Master’s degree program in Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria, with focus on Nonferrous Metallurgy and Casting Technology
2022Graduation with distinction (Dipl.-Ing.); title of master thesis: Adaptation of an inductively heated continuous casting plant for Al-alloys
seit 2023PhD student and research associate at Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy, University of Leoben, Austria CD-laboratory for advanced aluminium alloys

PhD Thesis

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Publications

Weidinger A.; Samberger S.; Schmid F.; Stemper L.; Pogatscher S.: Industry-oriented sample preparation with an inductively heated laboratory continuous casting plant for aluminum alloys. European Metallurgical Conference EMC, Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 2023

Presentations

Weidinger A.: Laboratory Direct Chill Casting – Accelerated sample production. Light Metals Expert Meeting, Hamburg, Deutschland, 2023

Weidinger A.: Industry-oriented sample preparation with an inductively heated laboratory continuous casting plant for aluminum alloys. European Metallurgical Conference EMC, Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 2023

Posters

Weidinger A.: Evaluation of inductively heated laboratory continuous casting plant for alloy design. TMS 2023 Annual Meeting & Exhibition – San Diego, USA