CAST Cooperative Research Centre
www.cast.crc.org.au

The CAST CRC conducts industry-driven research in light metals technology.   CAST’s research on magnesium, conducted in association with AMT, is concerned with the development of new and improved magnesium alloys as well as magnesium processing technologies. 

AMT is fully involved in the strategic planning of CAST’s R&D and assists in the management of individual research programs. The strong involvement of AMT and other companies leads to rapid adoption of CAST’s newly developed technologies.

Over 80 engineers and scientists work cooperatively within CAST projects at the Centre’s nodes in Brisbane, Geelong, Gladstone and Melbourne, Australia.   CAST's researchers investigate the processing of metals from the liquid state, with research on improving melt quality, alloying procedures, casting and forming, heat treatment, design and manufacture.  They are heavily involved in the development of new alloys that provide enhanced properties and ease of manufacture.

CAST was first established in 1993 and is one of 70 Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) supported under the Australian Government’s CRC Programme.  The current CAST CRC continues and broadens the work of the highly successful CRC for Cast Metals Manufacturing (1999-2005) and the CRC for Alloy and Solidification Technology (1993-1999). CAST represents a combined commitment to light metals R&D by Australian industry, government and research providers of more than A$100 million over the 7 years from 2005 to 2012.  AMT has been a partner in CAST since it was first founded in 1993.