Semi-solid processing of alloys and composites XIII : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 13th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P 2014), September 15-17, 2014, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman / edited by Michael Modigell.

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Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites XIII; Preface, Committees and Sponsors; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Material Development and Characterisation; Semisolid Processing of Magnesium Alloys: Microstructure -- Property Relationship; Preparation of Globular Microstructure in H18 Steel for Semi Solid Processing with the Use of Boron Addition; In Situ Microstructure Observation of Steel Grades in the Semi-Solid State for Thixoforging Process by Using Confoncal Laser Scanning Microscopy; A Comparison of Grain Refinement Efficiency by Shearing above and below the Liquidus.

Microstructural Evolution of 7050 Aluminum Alloy Semisolid Billets Fabricated by RAP ProcessEffect of Manganese on the Fe-Rich Phases in Al-22Si-2Fe Alloy by Cooling Slope; Effect of Casting Size on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Thixocastings; Effects of Post Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of RAP-Processed Cr-V-Mo Steel; The Mechanical Properties of Rheo-High Pressure Die Cast Al-Mg-Si-(Cu) 6xxx Series Alloys; Influence of Microstructural Inhomogeneity on Fracture Behaviour in SSM-HPDC Al-Si-Cu-Fe Component with Low Si Content.

Aluminum Segregation in ZA27 Rheocast AlloyMorphological Evolution of SCN Crystals in a Shear Flow; Effects of Cu on the Microstructures and Tensile Properties of Thixoformed Al-Si Alloys; Microstructural Evolution of Semi-Solid Type 304 Stainless Steel Deformed Severely by ECAP; Morphological Evolution of Al-2wt%Si-2.5wt%Cu Alloy Produced by EMS and EMS Enhanced by ECAP; Wear Properties of Al-17Si Alloys with Variable Fe Levels Formed by Semi-Solid Process; Chapter 2: Rheology, Modelling and Simulation; Squeeze Flow of Thixotropic Semisolid Slurries.

Thermomechanical Modelling and Simulation of C38 Thixoextrusion SteelRheological Behavior of Semisolid Hypoeutectic Cast Iron Alloyed to Chromium; Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation on the Blistering Defect during Thixocasting; Semi-Solid Forging Process and Die Design in the Production of Aluminum Thin Plates; Semi-Solid Metal Processing: ""Unlimited"" Flow Velocity without Turbulence in Thin Cast Sections; Semisolid Metals: A Suspension with Non-Newtonian Liquid Matrix; Solidification of a Binary Solution (NH4Cl+H2O) under Shear Flow: A Numerical Study.

Analysis by Micromechanical Modeling on Material Flow under Rapid Compression in the Semi-Solid StateModelling of Extrusion Process for Aluminium A356 Alloy; Deformation Characteristics and Mechanism of Martensitic Stainless Steel during Thixoforming; Simulation on Flexible Thixo-Extrusion of Variable Cross-Section Part Based on DEFORM-3D Software; 3D Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Semi-Solid AlSi9Mg Alloy Slurry Prepared by Electromagnetic Stirring; Simulation on the Thixocasting Process of the Turbocharger Impellers and Selection of the Viscosity Models.

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 13 th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P 2014), September 15-17, 2014, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The 68 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Material Development and Characterisation, Chapter 2: Rheology, Modelling and Simulation, Chapter 3: Process Development, Chapter 4: Industrial Application.

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