Advances in the Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification

Preface xi

About the Honoree xiii

About the Editors xv

<b>Solidification Processing I</b>

Science of Casting and Solidification: ASM Handbook

Contributions - Honoring Professor Dora Michael Stefanescu 3
<i>A. Lupulescu, S. Henry, K. Marken, and S. Lampman</i>

On the Solidification of Metal Alloys during Microgravity Conditions 9
<i>H. Fredriksson</i>

Formation of the Tin Rich Layer and Inverse-Segregation in Phosphor Bronzes during Continuous Casting 15
<i>S. Saleem, M. Vynnycky, and H. Fredriksson</i>

A Model of Cavitation for the Treatment of a Moving Liquid Metal Volume 23
<i>G. Lebon, K. Pericleous, I. Tzanakis, and D. Eskin</i>

Ultrasonic Processing of 6061-Based Nanocomposites for High Performance Applications 31
<i>S. Jia, P. Allison, T. Rushing, and L. Nastac</i>

Numerical Modeling of the Dispersion of Ceramic Nanoparticles during Ultrasonic Processing of A356-based Nanocomposites 37
<i>D. Zhang and L. Nastac</i>

Optical Floating-Zone Crystal Growth of Heusler Ni-Mn-Sn Alloy 49
<i>J. Yu, J. Ren, H. Li, and H. Zheng</i>

<b>Solidification Processing II</b>

Modeling of Macrosegregation during Solidification of Steel Ingot Casting 57
<i>W. Tu, H. Shen, and B. Liu</i>

Scaling Analysis of Alloy Solidification and Fluid Flow in a Rectangular Cavity 65
<i>A. Plotkowski, K. Fezi, and M. Krane</i>

Structure and Casting Defects of Aluminum Billets Produced by Direct-Chill Casting 73
<i>D. Eskin</i>

The Fluid Flow and Solidification Phenomenon in Billet Continuous Casting Process with Mold and Final Electromagnetic Stirrings 81
<i>D. Jiang and M. Zhu</i>

Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition in Zn-27wt.%Al Alloys: A Comparation Between Vertical and Horizontal Directional Solidifications 93
<i>A. Ares and C. Schvezov</i>

Microstructure Investigation of Aluminum Die-Cast Parts with Different Gating Conditions Tested in Fatigue 101
<i>R. Ruxanda and R. Obara</i>

<b>Solidification Processing III</b>

A Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Simulation on Squeeze Casting Solidification Process of Three-Dimensional Geometrically Complex Components 113
<i>J. Tang, Z. Han, F. Wang, J. Sun, and S. Xu</i>

Double Oxide Film Defects in Al Castings and the Effect of Different Element Additions 121
<i>Q. Chen, A. Caden, and W. Griffiths</i>

The Design of New Submerged Entry Nozzles for Beam-Blank Continuous Casting 129
<i>M Zhu, M. Xu, and S. Luo</i>

Effects of Ce on the Thermal Stability of the ? Phase in a Cast Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite 137
<i>F. Melotti, A. Dustan, T. Hirst, and W. Griffiths</i>

<b>Solidification Processing IV</b>

Non-Metallic Ti Oxides and MnS/FeS2 Complex Precipitation in Ti-Killed Steel 147
<i>J. Chen, D. Zhao, H. Li, and S. Zheng</i>

Prediction of Surface Porosity Defects in High Pressure Die Casting 155
<i>M. Saeedipour, S. Schneiderbauer, S. Pirker, and S. Bozorgi</i>

Engineered Cooling Process for High Strength Ductile Iron Castings 165
<i>S. Lekakh, A. Mikhailov, and J. Kramer</i>

Numerical Simulation of Solidification Structure for YQ450NQR1 Steel Bloom in Continuous Casting Process 173
<i>K. Dou, L. Wang, J. Qing, X Zhang, B. Wang, B. Liu, and Q. Liu</i>

<b>Microstructure Evolution I</b>

Modeling of Microstructure Evolution during Alloy Solidification 183
<i>M Zhu, S. Pan, and D. Sun</i>

A Lattice Boltzmann Model for Dendritic Growth under Natural Convection 191
<i>M Hashemi, M. Eshraghi, and S. Felicelli</i>

Modeling of Dendritic Structure and Microsegregation in Solidification of Al-Rich Quaternary Alloys 199
<i>T. Dai, M. Zhu, S. Chen, and W. Cao</i>

<b>Microstructure Evolution II</b>

In Situ Study on the Evolution of Dendrite Morphology Affected by Electric Field in Sn-Bi Alloy 209
<i>F. Yang, F. Cao, R. Li, H. Kang, Y. Fu, T. Xiao, and T. Wang</i>

Heterogeneous Strip Originated from Inclusions: Characterization and Physical Mechanism 215
<i>X Ma and D. Li</i>

An Investigation of Dendritic Segregation in Directionally Solidified CMSX-4 Superalloy 223
<i>G. Matache, D. Stefanescu, C. Puscasu, andE. Alexandrescu</i>

Modeling of Casting Defects in an Integrated Computational Materials Engineering Approach 231
<i>A. Sab au</i>

X-ray Observations Showing the Effect of Fluid Flow on Dendritic Solidification in Ga-In Alloys 241
<i>N. Shevchenko, O. Roshchupkina, and S. Eckert</i>

<b>Cast Iron I</b>

Defect Formation Mechanisms in Lamellar Cast Iron Related to the Casting Geometry 251
<i>A. Dioszegi, P. Svidro, L. Elmquist, and I. Dugic</i>

Characterization of Directionally Solidified Gray Iron 261
<i>E. Rivera, T. Christiansen, A. Genau, and A. Catalina</i>

Age-Strengthening of Cast Iron and Its Effects on Machinability: Review of the Literature 269
<i>V. Richards</i>

Examination of Austenite Solidification and Spheroidal Graphite Growth in Ni-Fe-C Alloys 277
<i>J. Qing, V. Richards, and D. Van Aken</i>

Production of Selected Key Ductile Iron Castings Used in Large-Scale Windmills 287
<i>Y Pan, H. Lin, C. Lin, and R. Chang</i>

An Overview of Isothermal Coarsening in Hypoeutectic Lamellar Cast Iron 295
<i>J. Hernando and A. Dioszegi</i>

<b>Cast Iron II</b>

Experimental Studies of Gray Cast Iron Solidification with Linear Variable Differential Transformer 305
<i>A. Tadesse and H. Fredriksson</i>

Undercooling, Cooling Curves and Nodule Count for Hypo- Hyper- and Eutectic Thin-Walled Ductile Iron Castings 313
<i>W. Kapturkiewicz and A. Burbelko</i>

Graphite Growth Morphologies in High Al Cast Iron 323
<i>H. Muhmond and H. Fredriksson</i>

Thermophysical Properties of Thin Walled Compacted Graphite Iron Castings 331
<i>M Gorny, J. Lelito, and M. Kawalec</i>

Understanding Cast Iron Materials and Components: A Never Ending Story 339
<i>I. Svensson and J. Olofsson</i>

Understanding Superfine Graphite Iron Solidification through Interrupted Solidification Experiments 347
<i>G. Alonso, D. Stefanescu, P. Larrahaga, E. De la Fuente, E. Aguado, and R. Suarez</i>

<b>Novel Casting and Molding Processes</b>

Counter Gravity Casting 357
<i>J. Campbell</i>

A Numerical Model for Predicting the Gas Evolution in Silica Sand (Furan Binder) Mold Castings 363
<i>L. Nastac, S. Jia, M. Nastac, and R. Wood</i>

<b>Solidification Processing V</b>

Evaluation of the Casting/Chill Interface Thermal Behaviour during A319 Alloy Sand Casting Process 373
<i>F. Mehr, S. Cockcroft, C. Reilly, and D. Maijer</i>

Dependence of Hardness on Microstructure of a Directionally Solidified Sn-40wt.%Bi-0.7wt.%Cu Alloy 381
<i>B. Silva and J. Spinelli</i>

Contributions on Optimizing Approximations in the Study of Melting and Solidification Processes that Occur in Processing by Electro-Erosion 391
<i>F. Potra, T. Potra, and V. Soporan</i>

Investigation of Thin-Walled IN718 Castings by Counter-Gravity Investment Casting 399
<i>A. Dong, N. Yan, J. Zhang, J. Wang, B. Sun, H. Gao, and D. Shu</i>

Thermal Test of Nodular Cast Iron Cooling Stave 407
<i>J. Zheng, H. Zuo, J. Zhang, and F. Li</i>

Author Index 413

Subject Index 415