Shape Casting

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Engineering High Quality Castings I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Bifilms and Hot Tearing of Al-Si Alloys

      • Muhammet Uludağ, Remzi Çetin, Derya Dişpinar

      Pages 3-10

   3. Crack Susceptibility of Binary Aluminum Alloys: Analytical Equations

      • Jiangwei Liu, Sindo Kou

      Pages 11-18

   4. The Unidirectional Solidification of Ti-46Al-8Nb Alloy with BaZrO3 Coated Al2O3 Mould

      • Chao Wei, Mingyang Li, Guangyao Chen, Hongbin Wang, Xionggang Lu, Chonghe Li

      Pages 19-25

   5. Analytical Model of Filling Fine Features and Sharp Corners in Investment Casting of CMSX-4

      • L. P. Kroneman, M. J. M. Krane, K. P. Trumble

      Pages 27-33

   6. Real-Time Radiography and Modeling of Porosity Formation in an A356 Aluminum Alloy Wedge Casting

      • Vahid Khalajzadeh, David D. Goettsch, Christoph Beckermann

      Pages 35-42

   7. Modeling of Distortion of a Steel Bracket Sand Casting

      • D. Galles, C. Beckermann

      Pages 43-50

   8. SiC Particle Reinforced Al Matrix Composite by SIMA

      • Emirhan Aydın, Caglar Yuksel, Eray Erzi, Derya Dispinar

      Pages 51-57

   9. Evolution of Primary Fe-Rich Compounds in Secondary Al-Si-Cu Alloys

      • Alberto Fabrizi, Stefano Capuzzi, Giulio Timelli

      Pages 59-66

3. Casting Performance and Innovation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Methods of Reducing Materials’ Waste and Saving Energy in Investment Casting

      • H. A. Mahrabi, M. R. Jolly, K. Salonitis

      Pages 69-76

   3. Quality Assessment of A356 Ingots from Different Suppliers in Wheel Production

      • Emre Koca, Caglar Yuksel, Eray Erzi, Derya Dışpınar

      Pages 77-83

   4. On the Relationship between Quality Index and Fatigue Life Distributions in B201 and D357 Alloy Aerospace Castings

      • Hüseyin Özdeş, Murat Tiryakioǧlu

      Pages 85-92

   5. On the Properties and Performance of Ablation Cast Components

      • Murat Tiryakioǧlu, John Grassi

      Pages 93-100

   6. The Reliability of Ductile Casting Iron Dependent on Runner System Design: An Example of Support Bracket of Brake Caliper

      • Fu-Yuan Hsu, Kuo-Nien Wang, Cheng-Lung Li

      Pages 101-108

   7. Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels in Biodiesel

      • Alejandra S. Román, Claudia M. Méndez, Alicia E. Ares

      Pages 109-116

   8. Characterization of Tensile Deformation in AZ91D Mg Alloy Castings

      • Ogün Űnal, Murat Tiryakioǧlu

      Pages 117-124

   9. On the Mean Stress Correction in Fatigue Life Assessment in Cast Aluminum Alloys

      • Hüseyin Özdeş, Murat Tiryakioǧlu

      Pages 125-132

   10. Effects of Sr on the Microstructure of Electromagnetically Stirred Semi Solid Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloys

       • G. Eisaabadi B., M. Nouri, R Beygi, M. Zarezadeh Mehrizi, A. Nouri, M. Ebrahimi

       Pages 133-140

This collection presents papers on the science, engineering, and technology of shape castings, with contributions from researchers worldwide. Among the topics that are addressed are 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

• School of Engineering, University of North Florida, USA

  Murat Tiryakioǧlu

• Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre, Cranfield University, UK

  Mark Jolly

• Nemak Canadian Operations, Canada

  Glenn Byczynski

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