Metallurgical structure of A356 aluminum alloy solidified under mechanical vibration: An investigation of alternative semi-solid casting routes

C Limmaneevichitr, S Pongananpanya… - Materials & Design, 2009 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of mechanical vibration during solidification on the
metallurgical structure of hypoeutectic aluminum–silicon A356. A series of casting trials were …

Effects of pre-deformation and heat treatment conditions in the SIMA process on properties of an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy modified by Al–8B grain refiner

M Alipour, M Emamy, SHS Ebrahimi… - Materials Science and …, 2011 - Elsevier
This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of Al–8B master alloy on the
structural characteristics and hardness values of Al–12Zn–3Mg–2.5 Cu aluminum alloy. The …

Investigation of the effect of Al–5Ti–1B grain refiner on dry sliding wear behavior of an Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy formed by strain-induced melt activation process

M Alipour, BG Aghdam, HE Rahnoma… - Materials & Design (1980 …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was undertaken to investigate the influence of Al–5Ti–1B master alloy and
modified strain-induced melt activation process on the structural characteristics, mechanical …

Effects of Al–5Ti–1B on the structure and hardness of a super high strength aluminum alloy produced by strain-induced melt activation process

M Alipour, M Emamy - Materials & Design, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study the effect of Al–5Ti–1B grain refiner on the structural characteristics and
hardness of Al–12Zn–3Mg–2.5 Cu aluminum alloy has been investigated. The alloy was …

Microstructural stability and rheological behavior of Al-Si-Cu alloys in the semi-solid state

LV Torres, EJ Zoqui - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2022 - Springer
This study investigates the microstructural stability and consequent rheological behavior of
Al-Si-Cu in the semi-solid state. It covers different stages in the production of the alloy …

Effect of the strain-induced melt activation (SIMA) process on the tensile properties of a new developed super high strength aluminum alloy modified by Al5Ti1B grain …

A Haghparast, M Nourimotlagh, M Alipour - Materials characterization, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of Al5Ti1B grain refiners and modified strain-induced melt activation
process on an AlZnMgCu alloy was studied. The optimum level of Ti was found to be 0.1 …

ECAP: an alternative route for producing AlSiCu for use in SSM processing

CTW Proni, LV Torres, R Haghayeghi… - Materials Characterization, 2016 - Elsevier
In thixoforming processes control of the solid-to-liquid transition and grain size of the mush
metal is essential. If eutectic melting is avoided, subsequent melting of the primary phase …

Microstructural Evolution, Hardness, and Alligatoring in the Mushy State Rolled Cast Al-4.5Cu Alloy and In-Situ Al4.5Cu-5TiB2 Composite

MA Herbert, C Sarkar, R Mitra… - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2007 - Springer
A comparative study has been carried out on the microstructural evolution and hardness of
the Al-4.5 Cu alloy and in-situ Al-4.5 Cu-5TiB 2 composite, either water quenched from, or …

Microstructural characterization of primary and recycled aluminum AlSi7Mg alloy processed by the semi-solid thixocasting method

R Arcaleni, A Mantelli, L Girelli, L Tonelli, A Morri… - Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, the increasing need to use recycled aluminum alloys has driven the
exploration of advanced processes. Among these, thixocasting is attractive due to its …

Favorable environment for a nondendritic morphology in controlled diffusion solidification

AA Khalaf, S Shankar - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2011 - Springer
The novelty of the controlled diffusion solidification (CDS) process is the mixing of two
precursor alloys with different thermal masses to obtain the resultant desired alloy, which is …