Tuesday, September 21

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Opening Comments and Keynote Speakers

Session Chair: Diran Apelian

• 8:30 - 8:50 am: Welcoming Comments from the Co-Hosts
  Andreas Alexandrou and Diran Apelian
• 8:50 - 9:00 am: A Message from M. C. Flemings, Honorary Chairman
• 9:00 - 9:30 am: Industrial Applications
  Rathindra DasGupta
• 9:40 - 10:10 am: SSM Processes – Overview
  John L. Jorstad
• 10:40 - 11:10 am: Microstructure and Properties
  Michel Suery
• 11:20 - 11:50 am: Modeling/Rheology
  Michael Modigell
• 12:00 - 12:30 am: Material Systems
  Andreas Bührig-Polaczek

1:30 - 3:30 p.m

Session 01: Industrial Applications I

Session Chair: Reiner Kopp

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Study on Key Problems on Industrializations of Semisolid Rheologic Forming Processes
  Shuming Xing, Jianbo Tan, Lizhong Zhang, Wen Liu, Haiying Zhang, Zhongsheng Jiao, Shuhua He, Jinxiang Liu
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: Differences in Al and Mg New Rheocasting
  Werner Fragner, Helmut Kaufmann
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Study on New Al-Mg-Si Alloys for Semi-Solid Processing
  Jun Xu, Zhanfeng Tian, Likai Shi
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: Introduction of a Full Automated Process for the Production of Automotive Steel Parts
  Bernd-Arno Behrens, Dirk Fischer, Bjoern Haller, Ahmed Rassili, Hagen Klemm, André Flüß, Mikael Karlsson, Marc Robelet, Alberto Cucatto

Session 02: Processing/Rheocasting I

Session Chair: John L. Jorstad

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: SSR^TM: The Spheroidal Growth Route to Semi-Solid Forming
  James Yurko, Raul A. Martinez, Merton Flemings
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: New Rheocasting: A Valid Alternative to the Traditional Technologies for the Production of Automotive Suspension Parts
  Paola Giordano, Gianluigi Chiarmetta
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Rheo-Diecasting of Aluminium Alloys and Components
  Z Fan, S. Ji, X. Fang
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: The Continuous Rheoconversion Process (CRP): A Novel SSM Approach
  Qingyue Pan, M. Findon, Diran Apelian

Session 03: Modeling and Rheology I

Session Chair: Andreas Alexandrou

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Flow Evolution of a Metallic Slurry During Thixoextrusion of An Automotive Valve
  Antonio de Pádua Lima-Filho, Flávio Koiti Kowata
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Die Filling Experiments to Determine Model Parameters
  Michael Modigell, Markus Hufschmidt, Lars Pape, Jerzy Petera
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Determination of the Semi-Solid Behavior of Steels
  Marc Robelet, Joelle Demurger, Ahmed Rassili, Dirk Fischer, Hagen Klemm, Bengt Walkin, Mikael Karlsson, Alberto Cucatto
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: Transient Flow Characteristics and Properties of Semi-Solid Aluminum Alloy A356
  Narongsak Tonmukayakul, Qingyue Pan, Andreas Alexandrou, Diran Apelian

3:45 - 5:45 pm

Session 04: Industrial Applications/Automotive

Session Chair: Rathindra DasGupta

• 3:45 - 4:15 pm: The Optimization of Aluminum SSM Knuckle by New Concept of Die Tooling
  Kwang Min Yoon, Young-Jin Ko, Jong-Dae Lim, Chung-Gil Kang, Jung-Soo Lee
• 4:15 - 4:45 pm: Design and Processing of a Novel Brake Rotor
  Nicholas J. Gianaris, George Garfinkle, Douglas Myers, Syed Amir Hashmi
• 4:45 - 5:15 pm: Establishment of a Manufacturing Technology for the High Strength Aluminum Cylinder Block in Diesel Engines Applying a Rheocasting Process
  Koichi Kuroki, Takahiro Suenaga, Hitoshi Tanikawa, Takeshi Masaki, Atsushi Suzuki, Tetsuji Umemoto, Masakazu Yamazaki
• 5:15 - 5:45 pm: Rheo and Thixo Die Casting for Automobile Suspension Parts
  C.G. Kang, P.K. Seo, M.D. Lim

Session 05: Processing/Rheocasting II

Session Chair: Helen Atkinson

• 3:45 - 4:15 pm: Continuous Fabrication of Rheology Material by Rotational Barrel Type with Induction Heating System
  C.G. Kang, P.K. Seo, J.S. Lee
• 4:15 - 4:45 pm: Rheocasting of Duralcan Composite F3S.20S
  L. Ivanchev, G. Govender
• 4:45 - 5:15 pm: High Pressure Die Casting of Steel Alloys in Semi-Solid State
  Horst Bramann, Carsten Afrath, Martin Fehlbier, Andreas Bührig-Polaczek
• 5:15 - 5:45 pm: Towards Optimisation of the Direct Thermal Method of Rheocasting
  David Browne, M.J. Hussey, A.J. Carr

Session 06: Modeling and Rheology II

Session Chair: James Yurko

• 3:45 - 4:15 pm: A 2-Phase Finite Element Model to Study Concurrent Fluid Flow and Solid Deformation Occurring in Mushy Zones During the Solidification of Metallic Alloys
  Michel Bellet, Steven Le Corre, Victor D. Fachinotti
• 4:15 - 4:45 pm: Effect of Flow Pattern Inside the Processing Crucible on the Microstructure of a Rheocast Al-Cu Alloy
  Behzad Niroumand, Kenong Xia
• 4:45 - 5:15 pm: Rheological Measurements of Semi-Solid Alloys Under High Shear Rate Conditions
  Carsten Afrath, Julio Aguilar, Andreas Bührig-Polaczek
• 5:15 - 5:45 pm: Design of a High Shear Rate Capillary Viscometer for Semi-Solid Metals
  Ali Shah, Edwin O'Connor, Dermot Brabazon, Lisa Looney