Semisolid metal (SSM) processingis a relatively new technology for metal forming. Different
from the conventional metal forming technologies which use either solid metals (solid state …

Semisolid processing of metallic alloys and composites utilises the thixotropic behaviour of
materials with non-dendritic microstructure in the semisolid state. The family of innovative …

Compacted granular materials expand in response to shear, and can exhibit different
behaviour from that of the solids, liquids and gases of which they are composed. Application …

Semisolid processing originates with the research at MIT on the viscosity behaviour of
tin/lead alloys during solidification, published by Spencer, Mehrabian, and Flemings in …

This text seeks to provide a comprehensive technical foundation and practical examples for
casting process modelling technology. It highlights fundamental theory for solidification and …

The rheological behavior of a solidifying alloy is modeled by considering the deforming
material as a viscoplastic porous medium saturated with liquid. Since the solid grains in the …

A Monte-Carlo simulation of microstructural development under forced convection is
presented. The model takes into account both diffusive and forced fluid flow, kinetics of …

Semi-solid metal alloys, as used in industrial thixoforming, have a special microstructure of
globular grains suspended in a liquid metal matrix. The complex rheological properties are …

A key success of semi-solid metal forming by the rheocasting route is having an efficient and
effective technique to prepare semi-solid slurries. To achieve that it is necessary to be able …

Semisolid processing involves forming metallic alloys between the solidus and the liquidus.
For the process to operate, the microstructure must consist of solid spheroids in the liquid …