Shape Casting: 6th International Symposium

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Bifilms and Hot Tearing of Al-Si Alloys....Pages 3-10
Crack Susceptibility of Binary Aluminum Alloys: Analytical Equations....Pages 11-18
The Unidirectional Solidification of Ti-46Al-8Nb Alloy with BaZrO3 Coated Al2O3 Mould....Pages 19-25
Analytical Model of Filling Fine Features and Sharp Corners in Investment Casting of CMSX-4....Pages 27-33
Real-Time Radiography and Modeling of Porosity Formation in an A356 Aluminum Alloy Wedge Casting....Pages 35-42
Modeling of Distortion of a Steel Bracket Sand Casting....Pages 43-50
SiC Particle Reinforced Al Matrix Composite by SIMA....Pages 51-57
Evolution of Primary Fe-Rich Compounds in Secondary Al-Si-Cu Alloys....Pages 59-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Methods of Reducing Materials’ Waste and Saving Energy in Investment Casting....Pages 69-76
Quality Assessment of A356 Ingots from Different Suppliers in Wheel Production....Pages 77-83
On the Relationship between Quality Index and Fatigue Life Distributions in B201 and D357 Alloy Aerospace Castings....Pages 85-92
On the Properties and Performance of Ablation Cast Components....Pages 93-100
The Reliability of Ductile Casting Iron Dependent on Runner System Design: An Example of Support Bracket of Brake Caliper....Pages 101-108
Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels in Biodiesel....Pages 109-116
Characterization of Tensile Deformation in AZ91D Mg Alloy Castings....Pages 117-124
On the Mean Stress Correction in Fatigue Life Assessment in Cast Aluminum Alloys....Pages 125-132
Effects of Sr on the Microstructure of Electromagnetically Stirred Semi Solid Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloys....Pages 133-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Grain Refinement of Al-Si Hypoeutectic Alloys by Al3Ti1B Master Alloy and Ultrasonic Treatment....Pages 143-150
Influence of Process Parameters on the Microstructure and Casting Defects of a LPDC Engine Block....Pages 151-158
Preliminary Investigation of the Grain Refinement Mechanism in Cu Alloys....Pages 159-166
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Solidification Analysis of a Magnesium-Zinc Alloy Using In-Situ Neutron Diffraction....Pages 167-174
Change in Silicon Morphology with Time and Temperature in Sr Modified A356....Pages 175-183
Effects of Casting Conditions on End Product Defects in Direct Chill Casted Hot Rolling Ingots....Pages 185-193
A Coupled Thermal-Stress Model of A319 Alloy Chilled Sand Casting....Pages 195-202
Effect of Duration on Ti Grain Refinement of A356 and Melt Quality....Pages 203-208
Back Matter....Pages 209-212