<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Chapter 1: Materials Development and Characterization</li><li>Variation of Semi-Solid Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg<sub>98.5</sub>Ni<sub>0.5</sub>Y<sub>1.0</sub> Alloy with Solidification Pressure</li><li>Heat-Treatment Characteristics and Structure-Property Relationships of Thixomolded AZ91 and Ultralight LAZ771 Magnesium Alloys</li><li>Fatigue Properties of Thixoformed Al-6wt%Si-2.5wt%Cu</li><li>Comparison of Solidification Microstructure Evolution of Al-10Si and Recycled Aluminium Beverage Can Strips Made in a Strip Caster</li><li>Characterisation of Residual Stresses of Rheocast Al Alloy</li><li>Influence of Reinforcement Particle Parameters on the Homogeneity of Particle Distribution in Semi-Solid Formed Aluminium Matrix Composites</li><li>Mechanical and Microstructural Investigations on a Symmetric Mould Processed with Semi-Solid Aluminum RheoMetal<sup>TM</sup>: Analysis of the As-Cast Proprieties</li><li>A Comparative Study on Microstructure, Mechanical Property, and Electrical Conductivity of Al-7Si-0.6Mg Alloy Produced by High Pressure Die Casting and Semisolid Die Casting</li><li>A Comparison of Microstructure and Casting Defects of Rheocasting and Thixocasting Al-Si-Mg Alloy</li><li>Effect of Mn Addition on Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Die Soldering of Rheocasting Al-7Si-0.3Mg Alloys</li><li>Abrasive Wear Properties Evaluation of the Thixoformed A380/NbC Composite</li><li>Preliminary Investigation on the Use of Recycled A356 Alloy for Semi-Solid Processing</li><li>Semi-Solid Casting of AlN Reinforced Mg-Matrix Composites and their Thermophysical Properties</li><li>Development of High Strength and High Thermal Conductivity Semi-Solid Magnesium Alloy by Thixomolding Process</li><li>Rheological Behaviour of Secondary AlSi7Mg Alloy for Semi-Solid Processing</li><li>Effect of Ingate Length on Microstructure and Properties of Semi-Solid Squeeze Casting CuSn10P1 Alloy</li><li>Microstructure Evolution during Cooling Slope Rheoprocessing of Novel Al-15Mg<sub>2</sub>Si-4.5Si Composite</li><li>Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Rheo-Diecast Mg-12Gd-3Y-1Zn-0.4Zr Alloy during Heat Treatment</li><li>Chapter 2: Rheology, Modelling and Numerical Analysis</li><li>Rheological Behavior in the Semisolid State of Al-Si-Cu Alloys Produced by ECAP</li><li>Numerical Simulations of the Squeeze Flow of Thixotropic Semisolid Slurries</li><li>Semi-Solid Deformation Behavior, Flow Stress Prediction and Deformed Microstructure of GH3536 Superalloy</li><li>On the Possibility of Replacing Scheil-Gulliver Modeling with Machine Learning and Neural Network Models</li><li>Rheological Modeling of 7075 Aluminum Alloy Semi-Solid Slurry and its Application in the Simulation of SEED Rheocasting Process</li><li>CALPHAD Optimization of the Composition of EN AC-46000 Secondary Alloys for Semi-Solid Casting Processes</li><li>Comparison of Rheological Models to Simulate Die Filling Process of A356 Semisolid Alloy</li><li>Thixomolding of Magnesium - Efficient Process Industrialization by Combining a Digital Twin and Systematic Casting Trials</li><li>Quality Control of Semi-Solid Die Casting by Filling Pressure Based on Machine Learning Method</li><li>A Molecular Dynamics Study of Nucleation and Grain Growth of Novel Al-15Mg<sub>2</sub>Si-4.5Si Composite during Rapid Cooling Based Semi Solid Slurry Preparation</li></ul>