Grain refinement not only enhances the mechanical performance of as-cast metallic
materials but also provides an effective mechanism for controlling cast defects, such as …

Grain refinement leads, in general, to a decreased tendency to hot tearing, a more dispersed
and refined porosity distribution, and improved directional feeding characteristics during …

A numerical model is presented for the prediction of grain size in inoculated castings and is
tested against measured grain sizes obtained in standard grain-refiner tests on aluminium …

A model for the determination of relative grain size is developed based on the assumption
that nucleant substrates are activated by constitutional undercooling generated by growth of …

The edge-to-edge matching model for describing the interfacial crystallographic
characteristics between two phases that are related by reproducible orientation relationships …

The status of solidification science is critically evaluated and future directions of research in
this technologically important area are proposed. The most important advances in …

A model based on free-growth control of grain initiation can quantitatively predict the grain
size in aluminium alloys inoculated with commercial refiner as a function of refiner addition …

Flat rolled aluminium products account for approximately 40% of the 24 million tonnes
annual world production of aluminium. These products are commonly used for packaging …

For over half a century, grain refinement of aluminium alloys has been achieved by chemical
inoculation; current grain-refinement practice involves the addition of master alloys (eg Al–Ti …

In this article, we present an epitaxial model for heterogeneous nucleation on potent
substrates. It is proposed that heterogeneous nucleation of the solid phase (S) on a potent …