Metal Processing Institute
Advanced Casting Research Center

Research Programs

Advanced Casting Studies

Current Projects

  1. Aluminum Nano-Composites for Elevated Temperature Applications
  2. Friction Stir Processing of Aluminum Cast Alloys for High Performance Applications
  3. Processing Routes for Al based Nano-Composites
  4. Helium-Assisted Sand Casting of Aluminum Alloys

Completed Project Fact Sheets

  1. Fluidized Bed Heat Treatment Of Cast Al-Si Based Alloys
  2. The Effect of Mechanical Mold Vibrations on the Characteristics of Aluminum Casting Alloys
  3. The Controlled Diffusion Solidification Process (CDS): Fundamentals and Principles
  4. Hot Tearing in Aluminum Cast Alloys: Measures and Effect of Process Variables
  5. I-Select-Al: An Electronic Tool for Selection and Prediction of Aluminum Die Casting Alloys
  6. Microstructure Evolution During Friction Stir Processing of Aluminum Cast Alloys

Completed Projects

  1. Hot Tearing in Aluminum Cast Alloys: Measures and Effect of Process Variables
  2. Castability Control in Metal Casting via Fluidity Measures
  3. The Controlled Diffusion Solidification Process: Fundamentals and Principles
  4. Microstructure Evolution During Friction Stir Processing of Aluminum Cast Alloys
  5. Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness
  6. Fatigue Performance of Fluidized Bed Heat Treated Castings
  7. Effect of Mold Vibration on the Performance and Casting Characteristics of Aluminum Alloys
  8. Fatigue Crack Growth Mechanisms in Al-Si-Mg Alloys
  9. Evolution of the Eutectic Microstructure During Solidification of Hypoeutectic Aluminum-Silicon Alloys
  10. Optimization of Heat Treatment Using Fluidized Bed Reactors
  11. Removal of Hydrogen and Solid Particles from Molten Aluminum Alloys in the Rotating Impeller Degasser: Mathematical Models and Computer Simulations
  12. Determination of the Effective Interfacial Heat Transfer Coefficient Between Permanent Molds and Aluminum Castings
  13. The Effect of Key Elements on the Feeding Characteristics of Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys
  14. Investigation of Die Soldering Characteristics of Aluminum Die Casting Alloys
  15. Porosity and Fatigue Performance Interactions in Aluminum Cast Alloys
  16. Novel Methods for Grain Refining Aluminum Alloys
  17. Clean Metal Castings

Aluminum Die-Casting Alloy Studies

Current Projects

  1. 18. High-Performance Die Casting Alloys: Castings for Improved Readiness

Completed Projects

  1. Development of an Electronic Data Base for Rapid Selection of Aluminum Die Casting Alloys
  2. Chemistry-Microstructure-Properties Interactions in Aluminum Die-Casting Alloys
  3. Casting Characteristics of Aluminum Die Casting Alloys

Semi-Solid Processing Studies

Current Projects

  1. Slurry-Ready SSM: The Continuous Rheoconversion Process (CRP)
  2. SSM Related Publications (2002-Present)

Completed Projects

  1. SSM Alloy Development
  2. Optimization of the Heat Treatment of Semi Solid Processed A356 Aluminum Alloy
  3. AlB2 Grain Refined Billet Route - SiBloy®
  4. Quantitative Microstructure Characterization of Commercial Semi-Solid Aluminum Alloys
  5. Yield Stress Measurements and Microstructure Evolution in SSM Al-Based Alloys
  6. Modeling and Simulation of SSM Rheology
  7. Microstructural Evolution in Semi-Solid Alloys: Efficient Formation of Structures Suitable for Semi-Solid Forming
  8. Development of Alternate SSM Aluminum Alloys
  9. Slurry-Ready SSM: Structural Refinement Through Mixing of Two Liquids

Magnesium Casting Studies

Current Projects

  1. High Integrity Magnesium Automotive Castings (HI-MAC)

Completed Projects

  1. Microstructure Evolution in Magnesium Casting Alloys

Copper Casting Studies

Current Projects

  1. Alloy Development for SSM Processing of Copper Alloys

Industrial Internships

Current Projects

  1. X-Ray Fluorescence Identification of Molten Aluminum Composition
  2. Die Soldering

Completed Projects

  1. Cost Effective Densification of Critical-Application Aluminum Castings through Simultaneous Hot Isostatic Pressing and Solution Heat Treatment (Industrial Internship)
  2. Modeling of Sand Casting Processes (Industrial Internship)
  3. Active Filtration (Industrial Internship)
  4. SSM Processing of 390 Alloy (Industrial Internship)
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