Kapranos, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-3183-6893 (2019) Current state of semi-solid net-shape die casting. Metals, 9 (12). 1301.
Abstract
Semi-solid processing of alloys is nearing the end of its fifth decade in existence. This promising manufacturing route has undergone a number of changes over the past five decades and apart from certain successful industrial applications, it appeared that it had become a niche technology with limited applications, notably in the automotive and consumer product markets. Nevertheless, despite the strong competition of traditional casting and in particular die-casting processes, and the emergence of Additive Manufacturing (AM), there seems to be a resurgence in demand for Net-Shape Die Casting of Semi-solid alloys as testified by the high numbers of delegates at the 15th SSM Conference at Shenzhen, China in September 2018. What follows is a brief review of the historical development of the process as well as more recent developments with an eye to future prospects.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Author/s. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | SSM Die-casting (SSMDC); SSM feedstock; SSM applications; thixoforming; non-dendritic microstructures; industrial applications of SSMDC |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2020 10:50 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2020 10:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/met9121301 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:155216 |