Table of Contents

Preface. MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION I. Phase Formation and Solidification Path Analysis ofMulticomponentAluminum Alloys (Keynote Lecture) (Y.A. Chang,X.-Y. Yan, F.-Y. Xie and S.-L. Chen). Conduction and Radiation Parameters for Analytical Models ofDifferentialScanning Calorimetry Instruments (A.S. Sabau, W.D.Porter and J.I. Frankel). Nucleation and Growth Temperature and the Formation ofMicrostructure inSteady State Solidification of Aluminum-BasedAlloys (Keynote Lecture) (H. Jones). Modelling of Microstructural Evolution in Bridgman Specimens(T.E. Quested and A.L. Greer). Directional Solidification of Type AA3003 Alloys with AdditionofZn and Si (M. Jaradeh and T. Carlberg). Characterisation of the p Method of Eutectic Aggregates SpatialDistribution in 5xxx and 3xxx Aluminum Alloys Cast in Wedge MouldsandComparison with SDAS Measurements (P. Jarry and A.Johansen). Solidification of Aluminum Alloy A356 Under Ultrasonic Vibration(X. Jian, Q. Han, H. Xu, T.T. Meek and S. Viswanathan). Formation of Iron-Rich Intermetallic Phases DuringSolidification ofAluminium Casting Alloys (L. Lu, A.K. Dahle andM.J. Couper). MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION II. Recent Progress in Understanding Eutectic Solidification inAluminum-Silicon Foundry Alloys (K. Nogita, S.D. McDonald, C.Dinnis, L. Lu and A.K. Dahle). The Role of Iron in the Nucleation of Eutectic Silicon inAluminum-Silicon Hypoeutectic Alloys (S. Shankar, Y.W. Riddleand M.M. Makhlouf). Effects of Simultaneous Na and Sr Additions in a Eutectic Al-SiCastingAlloy (H.R. McIntyre, J. Looij and M.V. Kral). High-Rate Growth-Mode Transitions in Al-Si Eutectics (R.E.Napolitano and L.G. England). Grain Refinement of Aluminum Alloys (Keynote Lecture) (A.L.Greer). Factors Affecting the Development of a Fine GrainedSolidification Microstructure in Aluminum Alloys (M. Easton andD. St.John). An Investigative Study of Si Poisoning in Al-Si Alloys UsingtheMetallic Glass Technique (B.J. McKay and P.Schumacher). Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition Studies in Al-2wt%Cu,Al-4wt%Cu,Al-10wt%Cu, Al-20wt%Cu and Al-33.2wt%Cu Alloy(A.E.Ares, R. Caram and C.E. Schvezov). SOLIDIFICATION CRACKING/MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. How Does Coalescence of Dendrite Arms or Grains Influence HotTearing?(Keynote Lecture) (M. Rappaz, P.-D. Grasso, V. Mathier,J.-M. Drezet and A. Jacot). A New Two-Phase Thermo-Mechanical Model and Its Application totheStudy of Hot Tearing Formation During the Start-Up Phase of DCCastIngots (M. M Hamdi, H.G. Fjaer, A. Mo, D.Mortensen and S. Benum). The Influence of Hydrogen on the Hot Tearing Susceptibility ofAluminium-Silicon Alloys (R.S. Barnett, J.A. Taylor and D.H.StJohn). An Experimental Method for Determining Mechanical Properties intheNon-Equilibrium Mushy Zones of Alloys (Q. Han, M.I. Hassan,S. Viswanathan, K. Saito and S.K. Das). Constitutive Behaviour and Hot Tearing During Aluminium DCCasting(Keynote Lecture) (L. Katgerman, W.M. van Haaften andW.H. Kool). Tensile Properties of As-Cast AA5182 Aluminum Alloy Close totheSolidus Temperature (L.J. Colley, M.A. Wells, D.M. Maijer andS.L. Cockcroft). Effects of 1-4% Cu Additions on Semi-Solid Aluminum Alloy 357(J.T. Carter and V. Franetovic). Rheocasting of Aluminum Alloys (S.-B. Park, I. Stone and B.Cantor). GAS POROSITY/MICOR-MACRO SEGREGATION. Hydrogen in Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys (Keynote Lecture)(D.E.J. Talbot). Effect of Hydrogen Porosity and As-Cast Grain Structure on theMechanical Properties of Cast and Forged Al-1.0Mg-0.6Si Alloy(M. Morishita, K. Nakayama and M.G. Chu). Identifying Sources of Gas Causing Porosity Defects in LostFoamAluminum Castings (W. Sun and H. Littleton). Characteristics of Hydrogen Solutions in Solid Aluminum LithiumAlloys (D.M. Henry and D.E.J. Talbot). Modeling the Effects of Mold Topography on Aluminum CastSurfaces (L. Tan and N. Zarabas). Solidification Morphology and Structure of Cast Al-Li 2090 Alloyat LowSuperheats (C. Mahato, M. Shamsuzzoha and N.El-Kaddah). SPECIAL EFFECTS. Mechanisms of Grain Size Evolution During Aluminum Spray Forming(Y. Lin, Y. Zhou and E.J. Lavernia). Prediction of Microstructure and Distribution of Solute inTernary Al-Zn-MgAlloys Designed for Cathodic ProtectionApplications (C. Gonzalez, R. Herrera and J.A.Juarez-Islas). The Effect of Casting Parameters on the Quality of Thin GaugeFoils (O. Keles, M. Dundar, B. Kerti and N. Dogan). Effect of Mold Vibration on the Solidification Process DuringGravity DieCasting of AA 356 (N. Abu-Dheir, M. Khraisheh, K.Saito and A. Male). Correlation of Microstructure and Fluidity Property of ShortFiber-Aluminum Alloy Matrix Composites. A Comparison with theUnreinforcedMatrix Alloys (O.B. Garbellini, C. Morando, H.A.Palacio and H. Biloni). Effects of Hot Extrusion Prior to Spheroidization on Al-Si-CuAlloys (V. Franetovic and J.T. Carter). Vacuum-Sealed Aluminum Step Casting (S.I. Bakhtiyarov, J.Capps, A. Suryawanshi and R.A. Overfelt). Shear Behavior of a Semi-Solid Al-Cu4.5 Wt.Pct Alloy in Relationto ItsMicrostructure (P.-D. Grasso, J.-M. Drezet, J.-D.Wagniere and M. Rappaz). Author Index. Subject Index.

About the Author

Men G. Chu and Douglas A. Granger are the authors of Solidification of Aluminum Alloys, published by Wiley.