Rheology of semi-solid aluminium alloys and its application in the study of material flow in die casting

• Main Author: Yee, Fook Cheong.
• Other Authors: Hu, Banghong
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13460
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The manufacture of semi-solid aluminium alloy components through thixocasting is gaining increasing acceptance in the industry. Processed in its semi-solid state, such alloys yield components which are nearer to net shape, with better structural integrity owing to less entrapped shrinkage and gas po...