Advances in the Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification: An MPMD Symposium Honoring Doru Michael Stefanescu

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Science of Casting and Solidification: ASM Handbook Contributions — Honoring Professor Doru Michael Stefanescu....Pages 3-8
On the Solidification of Metal Alloys during Microgravity Conditions....Pages 9-13
Formation of the Tin Rich Layer and Inverse-Segregation in Phosphor Bronzes During Continuous Casting....Pages 15-22
A Model of Cavitation for the Treatment of a Moving Liquid Metal Volume....Pages 23-30
Ultrasonic Processing of 6061-Based Nanocomposites for High Performance Applications....Pages 31-36
Numerical Modeling of the Dispersion of Ceramic Nanoparticles during Ultrasonic Processing of A356-based Nanocomposites....Pages 37-47
Optical Floating-Zone Crystal Growth of Heusler Ni-Mn-Sn Alloy....Pages 49-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Modeling of Macrosegregation during Solidification of Steel Ingot Casting....Pages 57-64
Scaling Analysis of Alloy Solidification and Fluid Flow in a Rectangular Cavity....Pages 65-72
Structure and Casting Defects of Aluminum Billets Produced by Direct-Chill Casting....Pages 73-80
The Fluid Flow and Solidification Phenomenon in Billet Continuous Casting Process with Mold and Final Electromagnetic Stirrings....Pages 81-91
Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition in zn-27wt.%al Alloys: A Comparation Between Vertical and Horizontal Directional Solidifications....Pages 93-100
Microstructure Investigation of Aluminum Die-Cast Parts with Different Gating Conditions Tested in Fatigue....Pages 101-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
A Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Simulation on Squeeze Casting Solidification Process of Three-Dimensional Geometrically Complex Components....Pages 113-120
Double Oxide Film Defects in Al Castings and the Effect of Different Element Additions....Pages 121-128
The Design of New Submerged Entry Nozzles for Beam-Blank Continuous Casting....Pages 129-136
Effects of Ce on the Thermal Stability of the Ω Phase in a Cast Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite....Pages 137-144
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Non-Metallic Ti Oxides and MnS/FeS2 Complex Precipitation in Ti-Killed Steel....Pages 147-153
Prediction of Surface Porosity Defects in High Pressure Die Casting....Pages 155-163
Engineered Cooling Process for High Strength Ductile Iron Castings....Pages 165-171
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Numerical Simulation of Solidification Structure for YQ450NQR1 Steel Bloom in Continuous Casting Process....Pages 173-180
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Modeling of Microstructure Evolution During Alloy Solidification....Pages 183-190
A Lattice Boltzmann Model for Dendritic Growth Under Natural Convection....Pages 191-198
Modeling of Dendritic Structure and Microsegregation in Solidification of Al-Rich Quaternary Alloys....Pages 199-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
In Situ Study on the Evolution of Dendrite Morphology Affected by Electric Field in Sn-Bi Alloy....Pages 209-214
Heterogeneous Strip Originated from Inclusions: Characterization and Physical Mechanism....Pages 215-222
An Investigation of Dendritic Segregation in Directionally Solidified CMSX-4 Superalloy....Pages 223-230
Modeling of Casting Defects in an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Approach....Pages 231-240
X-ray Observations Showing the Effect of Fluid Flow on Dendritic Solidification in Ga-In Alloys....Pages 241-248
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Defect Formation Mechanisms in Lamellar Cast Iron Related to the Casting Geometry....Pages 251-259
Characterization of Directionally Solidified Gray Iron....Pages 261-268
Age-Strengthening of Cast Iron and Its Effects on Machinability: Review of the Literature....Pages 269-276
Examination of Austenite Solidification and Spheroidal Graphite Growth in Ni-Fe-C Alloys....Pages 277-285
Production of Selected Key Ductile Iron Castings Used in Large-Scale Windmills....Pages 287-294
An Overview of Isothermal Coarsening in Hypoeutectic Lamellar Cast Iron....Pages 295-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Experimental Studies of Gray Cast Iron Solidification with Linear Variable Differential Transformer....Pages 305-312
Undercooling, Cooling Curves and Nodule Count for Hypo-, Hyper- and Eutectic Thin-Walled Ductile Iron Castings....Pages 313-321
Graphite Growth Morphologies in High Al Cast Iron....Pages 323-330
Thermophysical Properties of Thin Walled Compacted Graphite Iron Castings....Pages 331-338
Understanding Cast Iron Materials and Components: A Never Ending Story....Pages 339-346
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Understanding Superfine Graphite Iron Solidification Through Interrupted Solidification Experiments....Pages 347-354
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Counter Gravity Casting....Pages 357-362
A Numerical Model for Predicting the Gas Evolution in Silica Sand (Furan Binder) Mold Castings....Pages 363-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Evaluation of the Casting/Chill Interface Thermal Behaviour During A319 Alloy Sand Casting Process....Pages 373-380
Dependence of Hardness on Microstructure of a Directionally Solidified Sn-40wt.%Bi-0.7wt.%Cu Alloy....Pages 381-389
Contributions on Optimizing Approximations in the Study of Melting and Solidification Processes That Occur in Processing by Electro-Erosion....Pages 391-398
Investigation of Thin-Walled IN718 Castings by Counter-Gravity Investment Casting....Pages 399-406
Thermal Test of Nodular Cast Iron Cooling Stave....Pages 407-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-416