This book covers several key areas in relation to materials processing under the influence of external fields, such as physical phenomena, analytical and numerical models, experimental studies, physical modeling, and the development of new processes. The external fields impacting materials processing include electrical, magnetic and acoustic. Specific processing areas focused on in the book are molten materials processing, solidification processing, and solid state materials processing.

A collection of papers from the 2007 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition held in Orlando, Florida, February...

This volume addresses progress in the application of solidification principles to the production of aluminum alloys. Topics include microstructure evolution, phase formation and solidification path analysis, grain refinement, micro/macro-segregation, mechanical behavior/properties in the mushy state, solidification cracking/tearing, gas/shrinkage porosity formation, effect of impurities/trace elements, and the impact of cast structure on the subsequent fabrication and properties of finished products. Papers on the experimental or theoretical simulation of solidification aspects of casting...