Author:Masuku, EP; Moller, H; Knutsen, R; Ivanchev, L; Govender, GDate:Jun 2009The traditional solution treatment cycles that are currently applied to rheo-processed A201 are mostly those that are used for conventional castings. These solution treatments are not necessarily the optimum solution treatments for rheo-processing. ...Read more
Author:Ivanchev, L; Wilkinson, D; Govender, G; Du Preez, W; Bean, RDate:2008The latest trend in the automotive industry to produce fuel-efficient vehicles has resulted in the increased use of aluminium and magnesium alloys. Liquid metal high pressure die-casting (HPDC) currently satisfies the bulk of the automotive ...Read more
Author:Curle, Ulyate A; Wilkins, Jeremias DDate:Jan 2019Semi-solid processing works on the principal of a solidification temperature interval of a substance. The substance is heated to a temperature within this interval so that there exists a related solid-liquid fraction ratio. The substance with ...Read more