Research Programs

Advanced Casting Studies

Current Projects

1. Surface Composite Fabrication via Friction Stir Processing in Aluminum Cast Alloys

2. Hot Tearing in Aluminum Based Casting Alloys: mechanisms and control (measures)

3. Castability Control in Metal Casting via Fluidity Measures: Application of Error Analysis to Variations in Fluidity Testing

4. Casting of Wrought Al Alloys via Controlled Diffusion Solidification: mechanisms and principles

5. Improving Aluminum Casting Alloy and Process Competitiveness

Completed Projects

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

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

Completed Projects

19. Development of an Electronic Data Base for Rapid Selection of Aluminum Die Casting Alloys

20. Chemistry-Microstructure-Properties Interactions in Aluminum Die-Casting Alloys

21. Casting Characteristics of Aluminum Die Casting Alloys

Semi-Solid Processing Studies

Current Projects

22. Slurry-Ready SSM: The Continuous Rheoconversion Process (CRP)

23. SSM Alloy Development

24. Optimization of the Heat Treatment of Semi Solid Processed A356 Aluminum Alloy

Completed Projects

26. AlB₂ Grain Refined Billet Route - SiBloy®

27. Quantitative Microstructure Characterization of Commercial Semi-Solid Aluminum Alloys

28. Yield Stress Measurements and Microstructure Evolution in SSM Al-Based Alloys

29. Modeling and Simulation of SSM Rheology

30. Microstructural Evolution in Semi-Solid Alloys: Efficient Formation of Structures Suitable for Semi-Solid Forming

31. Development of Alternate SSM Aluminum Alloys

32. Slurry-Ready SSM: Structural Refinement Through Mixing of Two Liquids

Magnesium Casting Studies

Current Projects

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

Completed Projects

34. Microstructure Evolution in Magnesium Casting Alloys

Copper Casting Studies

Current Projects

35. Alloy Development for SSM Processing of Copper Alloys

Industrial Internships

Current Projects

36. X-Ray Fluorescence Identification of Molten Aluminum Composition

37. Die Soldering

Completed Projects

38. Cost Effective Densification of Critical-Application Aluminum Castings through Simultaneous Hot Isostatic Pressing and Solution Heat Treatment (Industrial Internship)

39. Modeling of Sand Casting Processes (Industrial Internship)

40. Active Filtration (Industrial Internship)

41. SSM Processing of 390 Alloy (Industrial Internship)

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