Semi-Solid Processing of Aluminum Alloys

• Main Authors: Nafisi, Shahrooz (Author), Ghomashchi, Reza (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Industrial engineering.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Metallic Materials.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.

This book describes in great detail the semi-solid processing of aluminum alloys. The authors examine the fundamentals of semi-solid metal processing, provide guidelines for research, illustrate the tools that are employed, and explain the measured parameters for semi-solid processing characterizati...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Semi Solid Metal (SSM) Technologies
• Solidification and alloy Distribution During SSM Processing
• Methodolgy of SSM Characterization
• Rheocasting: Low Pouring, Seed, and EMS Techniques
• Rheocasting-Melt Treatment
• Thixocasting
• Commercial Applications of Semi Solid Metal Processing
• Appendix A
• Appendix B.