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Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies

The new trend in the automotive industry and aerospace industry to produce more fuel-efficient automotive vehicles and lightweight engineering components has resulted in the increased use of aluminium and magnesium alloys. Currently, high-pressure die-casting process fulfils the bulk requirement of...

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Main Author: S.THIRU,, CHITRAMBALAM
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Language:English
Published: The Institution of Indian Foundrymen 2010
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TS Manufactures
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spelling my.utem.eprints.42642021-12-30T15:53:54Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4264/ Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies S.THIRU,, CHITRAMBALAM TS Manufactures The new trend in the automotive industry and aerospace industry to produce more fuel-efficient automotive vehicles and lightweight engineering components has resulted in the increased use of aluminium and magnesium alloys. Currently, high-pressure die-casting process fulfils the bulk requirement of the automotive industry as well as aerospace industry needs. However, the increasing demands on quality and weight reduction have driven the development of new casting processing technologies. The problems associated with liquid metal high-pressure die-casting have resulted in the increased interest in semi-solid forming processes. Such processes are rheocasting and thixoforming technologies. Rheocasting and thixocasting are potential semi-solid casting techniques. Both are potential foundry processes capable to manufacture lightweight aluminium and magnesium alloy castings. In this article, various aspects on rheocasting technology and thixoforming process are discussed in a simplified manner. The Institution of Indian Foundrymen 2010-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/4264/1/IFJ-1.pdf S.THIRU,, CHITRAMBALAM (2010) Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies. Indian Foundry Journal, 56 (8). pp. 23-27. ISSN 0379 5446 http://www.indianfoundry.org/about-iif/indian-foundry-journal#prettyPhoto
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Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies
description The new trend in the automotive industry and aerospace industry to produce more fuel-efficient automotive vehicles and lightweight engineering components has resulted in the increased use of aluminium and magnesium alloys. Currently, high-pressure die-casting process fulfils the bulk requirement of the automotive industry as well as aerospace industry needs. However, the increasing demands on quality and weight reduction have driven the development of new casting processing technologies. The problems associated with liquid metal high-pressure die-casting have resulted in the increased interest in semi-solid forming processes. Such processes are rheocasting and thixoforming technologies. Rheocasting and thixocasting are potential semi-solid casting techniques. Both are potential foundry processes capable to manufacture lightweight aluminium and magnesium alloy castings. In this article, various aspects on rheocasting technology and thixoforming process are discussed in a simplified manner.
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title Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies
title_short Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies
title_full Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies
title_fullStr Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies
title_full_unstemmed Rheocasting and Thixocasting: Semi-Solid Casting Technologies
title_sort rheocasting and thixocasting: semi-solid casting technologies
publisher The Institution of Indian Foundrymen
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