Table of Contents
Preface xi
About the Honoree xiii
About the Editors xv
Solidification Processing I
Science of Casting and Solidification: ASM Handbook
Contributions - Honoring Professor Dora Michael Stefanescu 3A. Lupulescu, S. Henry, K. Marken, and S. Lampman
On the Solidification of Metal Alloys during Microgravity Conditions 9H. Fredriksson
Formation of the Tin Rich Layer and Inverse-Segregation in Phosphor Bronzes during Continuous Casting 15S. Saleem, M. Vynnycky, and H. Fredriksson
A Model of Cavitation for the Treatment of a Moving Liquid Metal Volume 23G. Lebon, K. Pericleous, I. Tzanakis, and D. Eskin
Ultrasonic Processing of 6061-Based Nanocomposites for High Performance Applications 31S. Jia, P. Allison, T. Rushing, and L. Nastac
Numerical Modeling of the Dispersion of Ceramic Nanoparticles during Ultrasonic Processing of A356-based Nanocomposites 37D. Zhang and L. Nastac
Optical Floating-Zone Crystal Growth of Heusler Ni-Mn-Sn Alloy 49J. Yu, J. Ren, H. Li, and H. Zheng
Solidification Processing II
Modeling of Macrosegregation during Solidification of Steel Ingot Casting 57W. Tu, H. Shen, and B. Liu
Scaling Analysis of Alloy Solidification and Fluid Flow in a Rectangular Cavity 65A. Plotkowski, K. Fezi, and M. Krane
Structure and Casting Defects of Aluminum Billets Produced by Direct-Chill Casting 73D. Eskin
The Fluid Flow and Solidification Phenomenon in Billet Continuous Casting Process with Mold and Final Electromagnetic Stirrings 81D. Jiang and M. Zhu
Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition in Zn-27wt.%Al Alloys: A Comparation Between Vertical and Horizontal Directional Solidifications 93A. Ares and C. Schvezov
Microstructure Investigation of Aluminum Die-Cast Parts with Different Gating Conditions Tested in Fatigue 101R. Ruxanda and R. Obara
Solidification Processing III
A Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Simulation on Squeeze Casting Solidification Process of Three-Dimensional Geometrically Complex Components 113J. Tang, Z. Han, F. Wang, J. Sun, and S. Xu
Double Oxide Film Defects in Al Castings and the Effect of Different Element Additions 121Q. Chen, A. Caden, and W. Griffiths
The Design of New Submerged Entry Nozzles for Beam-Blank Continuous Casting 129M Zhu, M. Xu, and S. Luo
Effects of Ce on the Thermal Stability of the Ω Phase in a Cast Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite 137F. Melotti, A. Dustan, T. Hirst, and W. Griffiths
Solidification Processing IV
Non-Metallic Ti Oxides and MnS/FeS2 Complex Precipitation in Ti-Killed Steel 147J. Chen, D. Zhao, H. Li, and S. Zheng
Prediction of Surface Porosity Defects in High Pressure Die Casting 155M. Saeedipour, S. Schneiderbauer, S. Pirker, and S. Bozorgi
Engineered Cooling Process for High Strength Ductile Iron Castings 165S. Lekakh, A. Mikhailov, and J. Kramer
Numerical Simulation of Solidification Structure for YQ450NQR1 Steel Bloom in Continuous Casting Process 173K. Dou, L. Wang, J. Qing, X Zhang, B. Wang, B. Liu, and Q. Liu
Microstructure Evolution I
Modeling of Microstructure Evolution during Alloy Solidification 183M Zhu, S. Pan, and D. Sun
A Lattice Boltzmann Model for Dendritic Growth under Natural Convection 191M Hashemi, M. Eshraghi, and S. Felicelli
Modeling of Dendritic Structure and Microsegregation in Solidification of Al-Rich Quaternary Alloys 199T. Dai, M. Zhu, S. Chen, and W. Cao
Microstructure Evolution II
In Situ Study on the Evolution of Dendrite Morphology Affected by Electric Field in Sn-Bi Alloy 209F. Yang, F. Cao, R. Li, H. Kang, Y. Fu, T. Xiao, and T. Wang
Heterogeneous Strip Originated from Inclusions: Characterization and Physical Mechanism 215X Ma and D. Li
An Investigation of Dendritic Segregation in Directionally Solidified CMSX-4 Superalloy 223G. Matache, D. Stefanescu, C. Puscasu, andE. Alexandrescu
Modeling of Casting Defects in an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Approach 231A. Sab au
X-ray Observations Showing the Effect of Fluid Flow on Dendritic Solidification in Ga-In Alloys 241N. Shevchenko, O. Roshchupkina, and S. Eckert
Cast Iron I
Defect Formation Mechanisms in Lamellar Cast Iron Related to the Casting Geometry 251A. Diôszegi, P. Svidrô, L. Elmquist, and I. Dugic
Characterization of Directionally Solidified Gray Iron 261E. Rivera, T. Christiansen, A. Genau, and A. Catalina
Age-Strengthening of Cast Iron and Its Effects on Machinability: Review of the Literature 269V. Richards
Examination of Austenite Solidification and Spheroidal Graphite Growth in Ni-Fe-C Alloys 277J. Qing, V. Richards, and D. Van Aken
Production of Selected Key Ductile Iron Castings Used in Large-Scale Windmills 287Y Pan, H. Lin, C. Lin, and R. Chang
An Overview of Isothermal Coarsening in Hypoeutectic Lamellar Cast Iron 295J. Hernando and A. Diôszegi
Cast Iron II
Experimental Studies of Gray Cast Iron Solidification with Linear Variable Differential Transformer 305A. Tadesse and H. Fredriksson
Undercooling, Cooling Curves and Nodule Count for Hypo- Hyper- and Eutectic Thin-Walled Ductile Iron Castings 313W. Kapturkiewicz and A. Burbelko
Graphite Growth Morphologies in High Al Cast Iron 323H. Muhmond and H. Fredriksson
Thermophysical Properties of Thin Walled Compacted Graphite Iron Castings 331M Gôrny, J. Lelito, and M. Kawalec
Understanding Cast Iron Materials and Components: A Never Ending Story 339I. Svensson and J. Olofsson
Understanding Superfine Graphite Iron Solidification through Interrupted Solidification Experiments 347G. Alonso, D. Stefanescu, P. Larrahaga, E. De la Fuente, E. Aguado, and R. Suarez
Novel Casting and Molding Processes
Counter Gravity Casting 357J. Campbell
A Numerical Model for Predicting the Gas Evolution in Silica Sand (Furan Binder) Mold Castings 363L. Nastac, S. Jia, M. Nastac, and R. Wood
Solidification Processing V
Evaluation of the Casting/Chill Interface Thermal Behaviour during A319 Alloy Sand Casting Process 373F. Mehr, S. Cockcroft, C. Reilly, and D. Maijer
Dependence of Hardness on Microstructure of a Directionally Solidified Sn-40wt.%Bi-0.7wt.%Cu Alloy 381B. Silva and J. Spinelli
Contributions on Optimizing Approximations in the Study of Melting and Solidification Processes that Occur in Processing by Electro-Erosion 391F. Potra, T. Potra, and V. Soporan
Investigation of Thin-Walled IN718 Castings by Counter-Gravity Investment Casting 399A. Dong, N. Yan, J. Zhang, J. Wang, B. Sun, H. Gao, and D. Shu
Thermal Test of Nodular Cast Iron Cooling Stave 407J. Zheng, H. Zuo, J. Zhang, and F. Li
Author Index 413
Subject Index 415