"Semi-solid slurry provides the ability for smooth filling of the mold cavity during die casting, but it also results in extreme sensitivity of the process to production conditions, including mold ...

Solidification is the most direct route from liquid to engineering component, but difficulties remain in understanding and controlling casting defects. Many of the most damaging solidification defects ...

Grain refinement via semi-solid deformation is desired to obtain superior mechanical properties of cast components. Using quantitative in situ synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy, we show an ...