Pulling together information previously scattered throughout numerous research articles into
one detailed resource, Physical Metallurgy of Direct Chill Casting of Aluminum Alloys connects
the fundamentals of structure formation during solidification with the practically observed
structure and defect patterns in billets and ingots. The author examines the formation of
a structure, properties, and defects in the as-cast material in tight correlation to the physical
phenomena involved in the solidification and the process parameters.

The book draws on the author.s advanced research to provide a unique application of physical
metallurgy to direct chill (DC) casting technology. He examines structure and defect formation .
including macrosegregation and hot tearing. Each technology-centered chapter provides historical
background before reviewing current developments. The author supports his conclusions with
computer simulation results that have been correlated with highly progressive experimental data.
He presents a logical system of structure and defect formation based on the specific features of
the DC casting process. He also demonstrates that the seemingly controversial results reported
in literature are, in fact, caused by the different ratio of the same mechanisms.

Download File Size:9.76 MB

---