Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites

• Other Authors: Nafisi, Shahrooz (Editor), Ghomashchi, Reza (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; 7075 aluminum alloy; thixoforming; post-welding-heat treatment; electron beam welding (EBW); nano-sized SiC particle; wear rate; friction coefficient; rheoformed; thixoformed; semi-solid; microstructure; mechanical properties; wear; corrosion; Al-Si alloys; rheocasting; HPDC; electrochemical evaluation; rheological model; semi-solid state; Mg alloys; high-temperature rheology; rheological properties; rheology; semi-solid alloys; thixotropy; rheometer; compression test; viscosity; semi-solid material; A356 alloy; electromagnetic stirring; compression; primary α-Al particle; enclosed cooling slope channel; ZCuSn10P1; microstructure refinement; properties; thixowelding; thixojoining; semisolid joining; cold-work tool steel; semisolid processing; thixoformability; Fe-rich Al-Si-Cu alloy; 2024 aluminum matrix composites; Al2O3 nanoparticles; polarized light microscopy; anodic etching; EBSD; grain; globule; Al-Si alloy; semi-solid metal processing; EMS; thixocasting; n/a
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Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing, as a viable alternative manufacturing route to those of conventional casting and forging, has not yet been fully exploited despite nearly half a century since its introduction to the metal industry. The slow pace of adopting SSM routes may be due to various reasons...