Wednesday, September 22

Session 07: Processing/Rheocasting III

Session Chair: Kiyoski Ichikawa

• 8:00 - 8:30 am: Fundamental Requirements for Slurry Generation in the Sub Liquidus Casting Process and the The Economics of SLC™ Processing
  John L. Jorstad, Mike Thieman, Rick Kamm
• 8:30 - 9:00 am: Development of the Rheo-Diecasting Process for Mg-Alloys and Their Components
  Z. Fan, S. Ji, G. Liu, E. Zhang
• 9:00 - 9:30 am: Semi-Solid Processing of Al-Si Alloys: Effect of Stirring on Iron-Based Intermetallics
  Shahrooz Nafisi, Daryoush Emadi, M. T. Shehata, Reza Ghomashchi, Andre Charette
• 9:30 - 10:00 am: Semi-Solid State Extrusion of Plain Carbon Steel
  Sumio Sugiyama, Jingyuan Li, Jun Yanagimoto

Session 08: Microstructure and Properties I

Session Chair: Enrico Evangelista

• 8:00 - 8:30 am: Inoculants for the Control of Primary Silicon Size and Distribution In Hypereutectic Alloys
  Deepak Saha, Diran Apelian, Rathindra DasGupta
• 8:30 - 9:00 am: The Influence of Grain Refiner on the Microstructural Evolution of Al-7%Si and A356 in the Swirled Enthalpy Equilibration Device (SEED)
  Shahrooz Nafisi, Reza Ghomashchi, Andre Charette
• 9:00 - 9:30 am: MTDATA Thermodynamic Prediction of Suitability of Alloys for Thixoforming
  Dan Liu, Helen V. Atkinson, Howard Jones
• 9:30 - 10:00 am: Formation of Semisolid Globular Structures Under Shearing
  Weidong Huang, Tao Li, Xin Lin, Lilin Wang

Session 09: Modeling and Rheology III

Session Chair: Plato Kapranos

• 8:00 - 8:30 am: Rheological Effects of Structure Breakdown in Semisolid Slurries
  Andreas Alexandrou, Georgios Florides, Georgios Georgiou, Diran Apelian
• 8:30 - 9:00 am: Micro-Macro Modelling of the Steady State Semi-Solid Behaviour and Finite Element Simulation
  Pierre Cezard, Véronique Favier, Régis Bigot, Marcel Berveiller, Marc Robelet
• 9:30 - 10:00 am: Modelling of Thixotropic Breakdown
  David Kirkwood, P.J. Ward
• 9:30 - 10:00 am: Rigid-Viscoplastic Finite Element Analysis on Semisolid Thixoforming Automobile Wheel of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy
  Xinggang Li, Shuisheng Xie, Yunxi Jiang

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Session 10: Processing/Thixoforming I

Session Chair: Michael Thieman

• 10:15 - 10:45 am: Guidelines for Producing Magnesium Thixomolded® Semi-Solid Components Used in Structural Applications
  Stephen P. Midson, Robert Kilbert, Stephen E. Le Beau, Raymond F. Decker
• 10:45 - 11:15 am: The SEED Process for Semi-Solid Forming
  Don Doutre, Joseph Langlais, Serge Roy
• 11:15 - 11:45 am: Investigations on Steel Grades and Tool Materials for Thixoforging
  Bernd-Arno Behrens, Bjoern Haller, Dirk Fischer, Reiner Schober
• 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Optimization of the Rheocasting Process Under Consideration of the Main Influence Parameters on the Microstructure
  Tilman Grimmig, Julio Aguilar, Andreas Bührig-Polaczek

Session 11: Microstructure and Properties II

Session Chair: Michel Suery

• 10:15 - 10:45 am: Microstructure-Processing Relationship of a Rheocast Al-Si Alloy: Evaluation of a New Mechanism
  P.Falak, Behzad Niroumand, A.Najafizadeh
• 10:45 - 11:15 am: Dendritic-Globular Structure Transition of Ductile Iron in Semi-Solid Casting Using Cooling Slope
  Farshid Pahlevani, Sahar Salarfar, Mahmoud Nili-Ahmadabadi
• 11:15 - 11:45 am: Processing of Semisolid Mg Alloys
  Julio Aguilar, Martin Fehlbier, Tilman Grimmig, Andreas Bührig-Polaczek
• 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Microstructure and Rheology of an A356 Alloy in the Semi-Solid State, Conditioned by the Low Pouring Temperature Technique
  Estéfano A. Vieira, Braulio de Oliveira, Maurizio Ferrante

Session 12: Modeling and Rheology IV

Session Chair: W. H. Kool

• 10:15 - 10:45 am: Simulation and Optimization of Induction Heating Process of A356 Aluminum Alloy to Semi-Solid State
  Zhang Henghua, Shao Guangjie, Xu Luoping, Xu Lin, Tang Xuan
• 10:45 - 11:15 am: Numerical Analysis of Single and Two-Phase Flow for Rheology Process
  Pan Ki Seo, B.M. Kim, C.G. Kang
• 11:15 - 11:45 am: Characterization of Contact Heat Transfer Coefficients and Mathematical Modeling of a Semi-Solid Aluminum Die Casting
  Dominique Bouchard, Josée Colbert, Frédéric Pineau, Florentin Laplume, François G. Hamel
• 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Detailed Computer Simulations of Manufacturing of Test Incomplete Casts
  Krzysztof Sołek, Tomasz Stuczynski, Andrzej Białobrzeski, Roman Kuziak, Zbigniew Mitura

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Session 13: Processing/Thixoforming II

Session Chair: Mario Rosso

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: AlB₂ Grain Refined Al-Si Alloys: Rheocasting/Thixocasting Applications
  Quingue Pan, Diran Apelian, Makhlouf Makhlouf
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: Thixoforming of GFM M2 Tool Steel from the As-Annealed Condition
  Mohd Zaidi Omar, E.J. Palmiere, A.A. Howe, H.V. Atkinson, P. Kapranos
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Improvement of Materials and Tools for Thixoforming of Steels
  Ahmed Rassili, Laurent Adam, Dirk Fischer, Marc Robelet, Joelle Demurger, Alberto Cucatto, Hagen Klemm, Bengt Walkin, Mikael Karlsson, André Flüß
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: Selected Aspects of Alloy Generation Using Thixosystems
  Frank Czerwinski

Session 14: Microstructures and Properties III

Session Chair: Georgios Georgiou

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Thixotropic Structure Formation in A390 Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy
  Hao Wang, Z. Ning, C.J. Davidson, D.H. St.John, S.S. Xie
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: Microstructural Changes During Partial Remelting of the AZ91 Alloy Modified with Ca Additions
  Nadia Mebarki, Michel Suery, Qudong Wang, Jean-Jacques Blandin
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Controlled Nucleation Method for Formation of Semisolid Feedstock
  Hao Wang, D.H. St.John, C.J. Davidson, Z. Ning
• 3:00 - 3:30 pm: SSM HPDC of Magnesium Alloys AZ91D and AM60B
  L. Ivanchev, G. Govender

Session 15: Processing/Novel Processes I

Session Chair: C. G. Kang

• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Formation of Metal and Composite Structures Using Novel Semisolid Processing Techniques
  Nicolay K.Tolochko, Yu A. Shienok, T. Laoui, L.Froyen, J.-P. Kruth
• 2:00 - 2:30 pm: Method and Apparatus for Rheo-Processing of Semi-Solid Metal Alloys
  L. Ivanchev, D. Wilkins, G. Govender
• 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Semisolid Strip Casting Using a Twin Roll Caster
  Toshio Haga, Masaaki Ikawa, Plato Kapranos
• 3:00 - 3:30 p.m: Response of Fluidized Bed Heat Treatment of Semi-Solid Al Castings on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
  Sujoy K. Chaudhury, J. Heimisch, Qingyue Pan, Diran Apelian

3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Session 16: Processing/Novel Processes II

Session Chair: Gianluigi Chiarmetta

• 3:45 - 4:15 pm: The New Technologies Evolution in Semisolid Aluminum Casting
  Antonio Forn, M.T. Baile, E. Matín, G.L. Chiarmetta
• 4:15 - 4:45 pm: CDS: Controlled Diffusion Solidification: A Novel Casting Approach
  Sumanth Shankar, Deepak Saha, Makhlouf Makhlouf, Diran Apelian
• 4:45 - 5:15 pm: A Ceramic Tool Concept for the Thixoforming of Steel
  Simon Muenstermann, Rainer Telle
• 5:15 - 5:45 pm: New Semi-Solid Casting of Copper Alloys Using an Inclined Cooling Plate
  Tetsuichi Motegi, Fumi Tanabe

Session 17: Microstructures and Properties IV

Session Chair: Toshio Haga

• 3:45 - 4:15 pm: Dynamic Study on Structure Evolution of A356 Aluminum Alloys During Induction Heating
  Henghua Zhang, Guangjie Shao, Luoping Xu, Xuan Tang, Xiannian Zhang, Haili Duan
• 4:15 - 4:45 pm: Microstructural Evolution of A356 During NRC Processing
  Edgar Cardoso Legorreta, H.V. Atkinson, H. Jones
• 4:45 - 5:15 pm: In-situ 3D Microstructural Investigation by Fast X-Ray Microtomography of Al-Cu Alloys During Partial Remelting
  Olivier Ludwig, Marco DiMichiel, Peter Falus, Luc Salvo, Michel Suery
• 5:15 - 5:45 pm: Morphology Evolution of Primary α Phase in Rotated Duct Process
  Hongmin Guo, Xiangjie Yang

Session 18: Industrial Applications II

Session Chair: Raymond Donahue

• 3:45 - 4:15 pm: Semi-Solid Processing of Thin Section Gray Cast Iron in Sand Mold
  Mohamed Ramadan, Nomura Hiroyuki, Takita Mitsuharu
• 4:15 - 4:45 pm: Thixoforming-Serial Parts and New Opportunities For High Ductile Application
  Bernd Wendinger, Hans Luchinger
• 4:45 - 5:15 pm: Study of Reheated Microstructure of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy
  Jufu Jiang, Shoujing Luo
• 5:15 - 5:45 pm: Economical Precision Destructible Cores for Semi-Solid Aluminum Molding (SSM)
  James Buckley, Brian Brandel, Allan Irion