Shape Casting

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Entrainment and Bifilms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Update on Bifilms—The Fundamental Defect in Metals

      • John Campbell

      Pages 3-15

   3. Entrainment Defects in Cast Iron

      • Zakareya Nashwan, W. D. Griffiths

      Pages 17-29

   4. Measurement of Air Entrainment During Pouring of an Aluminum Alloy

      • Lucas Archer, F. V. Guerra, Christoph Beckermann

      Pages 31-43

   5. Connecting Oxide Bifilms’ Properties from Atomistic Simulations with Virtual Casting of Aluminum

      • Jialin Liu, Qigui Wang, Yue Qi

      Pages 45-51

   6. Numerical Process Modelling and Simulation of Campbell Running Systems Designs

      • Chengcheng Lyu, Michail Papanikolaou, Mark Jolly

      Pages 53-64

   7. Synchrotron X-Ray Real-Time Studies of the Nucleation and Growth of Intermetallic Phases in Solidification

      • Jiawei Mi

      Pages 65-71

   8. Determination of Liquid Metal Quality with Deep Etching Method

      • Furkan Tezer, Özen Gürsoy, Eray Erzi, Mert Zorağa, Derya Dışpınar

      Pages 73-84

   9. Effect of Fe-Rich Intermetallics on Tensile Behavior of Al–Cu 206 Cast Alloys at Solid and Near-Solid States

      • K. Liu, X. Cao, A. Bolouri, X.-G. Chen

      Pages 85-96

3. Casting Defects and Their Characterization

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97

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   2. Determining Casting Defects in Thixomolding Mg Casting Part by Computed Tomography

      • Jiehua Li, Bernd Oberdorfer, Peter Schumacher

      Pages 99-103

   3. The Effect of the Addition of Transition Metals on Double Oxide Film Defects in an Al–Si–Mg Alloy

      • W. D. Griffiths, A. J. Caden, Q. Chen

      Pages 105-114

   4. On Estimating Largest Defects in Castings

      • Murat Tiryakioğlu, Irisi Nini

      Pages 115-123

   5. Ti Grain Refinement Myth and Cleanliness of A356 Melt

      • Özen Gürsoy, Eray Erzi, Derya Dışpınar

      Pages 125-130

   6. On the Effects of Defects and Imperfections on Tensile Toughness of a Secondary Aluminium Alloy

      • Jakob Olofsson, Anton Bjurenstedt, Salem Seifeddine

      Pages 131-141

   7. The Myth of Hydrogen Pores in Aluminum Castings

      • Murat Tiryakioğlu

      Pages 143-150

   8. Casting Defect Analysis on Fracture Surface of 356 Aluminium Alloy

      • Özen Gürsoy, Eray Erzi, Derya Dispinar

      Pages 151-157

   9. Investigation of Casting Quality Change of A356 by Duration in Liquid State

      • Muhammet Uludağ, Mikdat Gurtaran, Derya Dispinar

      Pages 159-166

   10. Characterization of the Effect of Sr and Ti on Liquid Quality in Al8Si3Cu

       • Muhammet Uludağ, Derya Dispinar, Murat Tiryakioğlu

       Pages 167-175

This book contains a collection of papers on the science, engineering, and technology of shape casting, with contributions from researchers worldwide.  Among the topics that are addressed are the structure-property-performance relationships, modeling of casting processes, and the effect of casting defects on the mechanical properties of cast alloys.

• materials science
• casting technology
• modeling
• casting defects
• mechanical properties of alloys
• shape casting

• University of North Florida, Jacksonville, USA

  Murat Tiryakioğlu

• University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

  William Griffiths

• Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK

  Mark Jolly

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