2003 Forging Achievement Award Papers

Recrystallization and Grain Growth in Nickel 706 Forgings
Submitted by: Kate Felde
Advisor: David Schwam
Institution: Case Western Reserve University

Upper Bound Element Technique (UBET) as a Design Tool for Ring Rolling Process
Development of an Experimental Ring Rolling Mill
Submitted by: Adel Alfonza
Advisor: Jay S. Gunasekera
Institution: Ohio University

The Rapid Solidification Process (RSP): Its Theoretical Basis, and the Benefits It Offers the Manufacturing Industry
Submitted by: Yaw Apatu, Eric Dittmar, Abdul Elepele, Robert Chmielewski
Advisor: John Frater
Institution: Cleveland State University

2002 Forging Achievement Award Papers

Improving the Reliability of Eddy Current Testing as a Means of Induction Hardening Quality Control of Forged Axle Shafts
Submitted by: Rob Kozar, Sally Ecklund, Brady Crawley, Hong-Hsin Chen, Kurt Iwankovitsch
Advisor: Dr. Peter Moran
Institution: Michigan Technological University

Forging Process Analysis and Preform Design
Submitted by: Harshil Parikh
Advisor: Bhavin Mehta, Jay Gunasekera
Institution: Ohio University

Surgical Rongeur Redesign
Submitted by: Fady Bishara, Michael Lottig
Advisor: John Frater
Institution: Cleveland State University

2001 Forging Achievement Award Papers

An Investigation of the Proper Hot Forging Temperatures for Various Steel Grades
Submitted by: Jeremiah P. MacSleyne
Advisor: Professor C.J. Van Tyne
Institution: Colorado School of Mines

Analysis of Segmented Forging Die to Avoid Failure
Submitted by: Student Terence Kirks
Advisor: Professor J.L. Frater
Institution: Cleveland State University

Investigation of Friction Measurements at CSM for Hot Steel Forging Applications
Submitted by: Keith P. Savage
Advisor: Professor C.J. Van Tyne
Institution: Colorado School of Mines

Forging Process Analysis/Optimization for A Handle Block
Submitted by: Brett Aber, John Rankin, Mahmoud Shaltout
Advisors: Professors Bhavin Mehta and Jay Gunasekera
Institution: Ohio University

2000 Forging Achievement Award Papers

Computer-Assisted Design of Pre-Form and Finisher Dies for Cold Forging of Aluminum
Submitted by: Jamie Corcoran, Erik Hahn, Barrett Marion, Jonathon Pangbom, Jeffrey Spencer.
Advisor: Walter W. Milligan
Institution: Michigan Technological University

The Effect of Nitrogen on the Cold Forgeability of 1020 Steel
Submitted by: Tricia J. Douthit
Advisor: C. J. Van Tyne
Institution: Colorado School of Mines

The Effect of Intermediate Precipitation Treatments on the Temper Embrittlement of 4140 Forging-Grade Steel
Submitted by: Alexander C. Edrington
Advisor: Dr. Robert Foley
Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology

Finite Element Analysis of Forging Die Using Solidworks and Algor
Submitted by: David Carroll
Advisor: Dr. John Frater
Institution: Cleveland State University